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 | |
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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 |
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