A forgotten sliver of land in the far north of the Persian Gulf, Kuwait’s Failaka Island is home now mostly to camels. Its only town is a sprawling ruin pockmarked with bullet holes and debris ...

And moreover, Kharg Island has become an oil terminal and loading facility in the 1960s, and docks for supertankers were later installed. Sulfate fertilizers, liquid gas, and other petroleum products ...

The first appearance of Failaka on maps was in 1596 under the name “I. Dagoada”, which was Portuguese meaning the “water island”, referring to the groundwater the island had. The same name appeared in ...

KUWAIT CITY, April 23: French archaeologist Jean-Michel Gillain emphasized on Tuesday the historical significance of Failaka Island in the region’s human history, noting that international missions ...

Step onto Failaka Island in the Persian Gulf, which was seized by Iraqi forces during the invasion of Kuwait. Bullet-riddled and abandoned buildings mark this remnant of the gulf war.

Saar covers an area of about 2.5 hectares, and it lies on the side of a north/south limestone ridge which once included an extensive cemetery. Seals found in the site on Failaka Island exceed the ...

The first appearance of Failaka on maps was in 1596 under the name "I.Dagoada", which was Portuguese meaning the "water island", referring to the groundwater the island had. The same name appeared in ...