Al-Faw









Place in Al-Basrah, Iraq


































Al-Faw



Arabic: الفاو


U.S. Marines patrolling the streets of Al-Faw in October 2003.
U.S. Marines patrolling the streets of Al-Faw in October 2003.


South-East Iraq with Al-Faw in the lower right corner of the map
South-East Iraq with Al-Faw in the lower right corner of the map


Al-Faw Peninsula, Iraq
Al-Faw Peninsula, Iraq



Al-Faw is located in Iraq

Al-Faw

Al-Faw



South-East Iraq with Al-Faw in the lower right corner of the map

Coordinates: 29°58′33″N 48°28′20″E / 29.97583°N 48.47222°E / 29.97583; 48.47222Coordinates: 29°58′33″N 48°28′20″E / 29.97583°N 48.47222°E / 29.97583; 48.47222
Country
 Iraq

Governorate muhafazah (Arabic: محافظة‎)

Al-Basrah (Arabic: البصرة‎)

District (Arabic: قضاءqaḍāʾ, Qadaa)
Al-Faw District
Population
(2005)

 • Total 105,080
Time zone
UTC+3 (GMT +3)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+4

Al-Faw (Arabic: الفاو‎; sometimes transliterated as Fao) is a port town on the Al Faw Peninsula in Iraq near the Shatt al-Arab and the Persian Gulf. The Al Faw Peninsula is part of the Basrah Governorate.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 See also


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





History


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


The town, as well as the whole Al-Faw Peninsula, was the scene of armed conflict during the World War I, the Iran–Iraq War, the Persian Gulf War, and the Iraq War due to its strategic position at the entrance of the Shatt al-Arab.


The city was extensively damaged during the Iraq-Iran war, but in 1989 it was rebuilt in four months to a completely new city plan.[1]



See also



  • Al Faw Grand Port

  • Al-Faw Palace



References





  1. ^ Barakat, S. Analysis on Findings from the Post-War Reconstruction Campaigns at Basrah and Fao, Irak. ICOMOS Scientific Journal, 3, 1994, 102-112




External links






  • Iraq Image - Al-Faw Satellite Observation








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