Al-Faw
Also known as Fao, Al-Fāw
Al-Fāw (; 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 is located about 100 kilometers from the provincial capital, Basra, and has a population of approximately 52,000 people.
Key facts
- Settlement.other_name
- Fao
- Settlement.official_name
- Al-Faw
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- File:Basrah faw shat alarab.jpg
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- 305px
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- The Shatt al-Arab
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- Shatt al arab.png
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- South-East Iraq with Al-Faw in the lower right corner of the map
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- Iraq#Persian Gulf
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- left
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- 1
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- Country
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- Governorate
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3 mapped locations