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  Stephens (guest)

  In the 3rd century BC, during Alexander the Great's advance through the region on his way to India, the ancient Greeks colonized the island, which they named Icaria. There was an Old Palace(completely destroyed only the foundation is there now) of Alexander the great's is in this island. The Iraqi military mined the beaches and used the island's facilities and buildings for target practice. In 1991, the allied forces forced the Iraqi army forces occupying the island to surrender through bombing and psywar operations . Now the Kuwait Television Transmitting center is there.

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