Al Faw
Iraqi Gulf town on the Al-Faw Peninsula, near the Al Faw Grand Port project.
In 2026, Al Faw remained Iraq's narrow Gulf outlet and the planned southern anchor of the Development Road trade corridor.
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Al Faw is a town and district on Iraq's Al-Faw Peninsula, south of Basra at the country's narrow outlet to The Persian Gulf. The town's name is also used as a maritime reference for the approaches to Iraqi waters, so reports described as near Al Faw may concern offshore positions rather than the town itself.
Iraq's Al Faw Grand Port is a separate project at Ras Al-Bisha on the same peninsula. The planned port forms the southern end of the Development Road, a proposed rail and road corridor running north through Iraq towards Turkey. This gives the district significance beyond its local administration: it connects Iraq's limited coastline to a national trade strategy.
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