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The Grand Faw Port (Arabic: ميناء الفاو الكبير) is a port under construction on the coast of Iraq, in proximity of the city of Al-Faw, on the northern tip of the Gulf. The port is meant to be the southern terminal of the Iraq Development Road , and is considered a strategic national project for Iraq.
List of ports in Iraq. 1 language. ... Grand Faw Port; Khor Al Amaya Oil Terminal; Khor Al Zubair Port; Port of Basra; Umm Qasr Port This page was last ...
The Iraq Development Road is an undergoing project aiming to connect Asia with Europe by establishing a network with railways, roads, ports and cities. The project will link the Grand Faw Port in southern Iraq to Turkey's border and further extending into Europe. [1] [2]
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 .
Basra is Iraq's main port, although it does not have deep water access, which is handled at the port of Umm Qasr. However, construction of the Grand Faw Port on the southeastern coast of Basra Governorate, which is considered a national project for Iraq, is expected to strengthen Iraq's geopolitical position by giving the country the largest ...
During the Iran–Iraq War in the 1980s, al-Faw was bitterly contested due to its strategic location at the head of the disputed Shatt al-Arab waterway and was the site of many large-scale battles. On February 11, 1986, the Iranians capitalized on the weakness of the Iraqi defences located at the southernmost tip of the peninsula by launching a ...
Now in its 15th week, the war in Gaza continues to pile tension onto multiple flashpoints in the wider region, many involving militant groups supported by Iran, including Hezbollah in Lebanon and ...
Al-Faw District (Arabic: قضاء الفاو) is a district of the Basra Governorate in Iraq, bordering the Persian Gulf and the country of Kuwait. No oil fields are in the Faw district but the Iraq strategic pipeline runs through the area.