Al-Faw

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Al-Fāw (

The town lies at the south-east end of the

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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External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Al-Faw.

• Iraq Image - Al-Faw Satellite Observation