Al-Faw

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Al-Faw ٱلْفَاو Fao
The Shatt al-Arab
South-East Iraq with Al-Faw in the lower right corner of the map
Al-Faw Show map of Iraq Al-Faw Show map of Persian Gulf
Coordinates: 29°58′33″N 48°28′20″E / 29.97583°N 48.47222°E / 29.97583; 48.47222
Country	Iraq
Governorate	Al-Basrah
District	Al-Faw District
Population  (2005)
• Total	105,080
Time zone	UTC+3 (GMT +3)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4

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.