Failaka Island
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failaka-island-182-8519014
title:
Failaka Island
text:
Failaka Island is a Kuwaiti Island in the Persian Gulf. The island is 20 km off the coast of Kuwait City in the Persian Gulf. The name "Failaka" is thought to be derived from the ancient Greek φυλάκιο(ν) – fylakio(n) "outpost". Failaka Island is located 50 km southeast of the spot where the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers empty into the Persian Gulf. For thousands of years, the island has been a strategic prize to control the lucrative trade that passed up and down the Persian Gulf. Failaka Island h
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Kuwaiti island in the Persian Gulf
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Failaka_Island
date created:
2005-07-29T17:35:14Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T12:38:40Z
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