Grand Faw Port

The Grand Faw Port is a port under construction located on the coast of , in proximity of the city of , on the northern tip of the Gulf of Basra.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Construction
  • Description: port under construction in Basra, in the Iraqi territorial sea
  • Also known as: “Al-Faw Port” and “Grand Al-Faw Port”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al-Faw.

Town
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Al-Fāw is a port town on Peninsula in near the Shatt al-Arab and the . The Peninsula is part of the . is located about 100 kilometers from the provincial capital, Basra, and has a population of approximately 52,000 people. is situated 8 km north of Grand Faw Port.

Grand Faw Port

Latitude
29.90188° or 29° 54′ 7″ north
Longitude
48.46245° or 48° 27′ 45″ east
Open location code
7HXCWF26+QX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 857485076
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­construction
Wiki­data ID
Q4702392
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Grand Faw Port” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الفاو الكبير”
  • Arabic: “ميناء البصرة الكبير”
  • Arabic: “ميناء الفاو الكبير”
  • Central Kurdish: “بەندەری فاوە بەسرە”
  • Chinese: “大法奥港”
  • Chinese: “大法奧港”
  • Chinese: “法奥大港”
  • German: “Großer Hafen von Fao”
  • German: “Neuer Hafen von Al-Fao”
  • Kurdish: “Bendera Fawê”
  • Turkish: “Büyük El-Fav Limanı”
  • Turkish: “Büyük Fav Limanı”

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