Al-Faw
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.
Al-Faw
ٱلْفَاو Fao | |
|---|---|
 The Shatt al-Arab | |
 South-East Iraq with Al-Faw in the lower right corner of the map | |
  Al-Faw  Al-Faw | |
| Coordinates: 29°58′33″N 48°28′20″E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Governorate | Al-Basrah |
| District | Al-Faw District |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 105,080 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (GMT +3) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4 |
History
Landing the Persian Gulf Telegraphic Cable in the mud at Fao, in 1865
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.
U.S. Marines patrolling the streets of Al-Faw in October 2003
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
References
- Barakat, S. Analysis on Findings from the Post-War Reconstruction Campaigns at Basrah and Fao, Irak. ICOMOS Scientific Journal, 3, 1994, 102-112
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