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Al-Faw City | town

Iraq / al-Basrah / al-Faw /

Al-Faw (sometimes transliterated as Fao) is a small port on the al-Faw Peninsula in Iraq near the Shatt al-Arab and the Arabian Gulf. The Al-Faw Peninsula itself is part of the Basrah Governorate.

The town lies at the south-east end of the Al-Faw Peninsula on the right bank of the Shatt al-Arab, only few kilometres away from the Arabian Gulf.

The town, as well as the whole Al-Faw Peninsula, has been the scene of armed conflict during the First World War, the Iran–Iraq War, the Gulf War and the Iraq War due to its strategic position at the entrance of the Shatt al-Arab.
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Coordinates:   29°58'21"N   48°28'23"E

Comments

  • F. Goody (guest)
    8th years of war: 1) many inisent young men died just for the stupidity of 2 men 2) the wealth of two countries was wasted just for the sake of US,Europ and russians profit 3) Irag was captured by US and its alies for OIL and not democracy lets be united and live in peace ENSHAALAH
  • josefhadi
    دعوة للجميع ممن لديهم صور عن المواقع او الاماكن في بغداد او باقي ارجاء الوطن بوضعها في الموقع المحدد لابراز جمالية المدينة والتركيز على الجانب الايجابي, وانا سوف اضع بقدر الامكان اكبر عدد من الصور لعراقنا الحبيب,تحياتي يوسف من المانيا
  • Iraqiguy
    AL-FAW a peninsula on the northern shores of the Persian Gulf, a very important stratigic geographical location. From there the economical trade rout leads to Baghdad and onwards towards Turky and East Europ. If invested well by the Iraqi gouvernment, this place can be heaven, but.. we wait and see as usual. by the way many men sacrificed their lives for this peace of land, I hope it was worth it.
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