Failaka’s twentieth-century urban fabric is concentrated in the village known as Al-Zor, which stands on the southwestern part of the island, approximately 20 km away from Kuwait City on the mainland.

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 ...

The Al-Nokhada field, east of the Kuwait state of Failaka Island, has estimated reserves of over 2.1 billion barrels of light oil. Kuwait wants to increase overall production by the decade’s end.

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 ...

ALBAWABA - Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) revealed on Sunday that the Al-Nokhatha field, east of the Kuwaiti island of Failaka, is home to a "giant" oil find, with estimated reserves standing ...

As for the relation between Failaka and Kuwait, the book said that a number of the Island’s merchants had houses or relatives in Kuwait, while Kuwaiti leaders including Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah ...

Kuwait Petroleum Corporation announced a significant oil discovery near Failaka island, with estimated reserves of over 3 billion barrels. KPC's CEO stated that this discovery is equivalent to ...

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.

At Al-Qusur in the center of the island, archeologists have uncovered two churches, built at an uncertain date, around which grows a large settlement. Failaka was then continuously inhabited ...

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 29, (KUNA): Failaka Island or Ikarus is located at the entrance of Kuwait Bay, adjacent to Kuwait City on the east side and 20 km away in the sea. The island has a fertile soil ...

The island was also mentioned by several Greek historians, noting that it has so many trees and animals including goats and holy deers, which were not allowed to be hunted, as well as the temple of ...