Al-Faw
Town
Port town on the Faw peninsula at the head of the Persian Gulf in Iraq, fought over in the Iran-Iraq War.
Held by
- 1789 – August 9, 1920 Ottoman Empire
- November 6, 1914 – October 31, 1918 United Kingdom Military occupation
- August 10, 1920 – October 2, 1932 United Kingdom Mandate or administration
- since October 3, 1932 Iraq
- February 10, 1986 – April 16, 1988 Iran Military occupation
Events here 3
- February 11 – March 10, 1986 First Battle of al-Faw
- April 17–18, 1988 Second Battle of al-Faw
- March 20–24, 2003 Battle of Al Faw (2003)