Al-Faw

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Al-Faw ٱلْفَاو Fao
The Shatt al-Arab
South-East Iraq with Al-Faw in the lower right corner of the map
Al-Faw South-East Iraq with Al-Faw in the lower right corner of the map Al-Faw Al-Faw (Persian Gulf) Show map of IraqShow map of Persian GulfShow all
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	Al-Basrah
District	Al-Faw District
Population  (2005)
• Total	105,080
Time zone	UTC+3 (GMT +3)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4

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

History[]

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

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 Faw Peninsula, was the scene of armed conflict during 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[]

• Grand Faw Port
• Al-Faw Palace
• Umm Qasr

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• Iraq Image - Al-Faw Satellite Observation