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Failaka Island (Arabic: فيلكا
Faylakah / Fēlaka;
Kuwaiti Arabic:فيلچه /fe:lɪt͡ʃə/) is a
Kuwaiti Island in the
Persian Gulf. The
island is 20 km off the...
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Ikaros (Gr****: Ἴκαρος) was the ****enistic name for what is now the
Failaka Island of Kuwait. It is
located 50
kilometres (31 mi)
southeast of the spot...
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identified with Kuwait's
Failaka Island,
known as ´KR to the
Arameans and as
Ikaros during the ****enistic times.
Failaka's Ekara temple is
another probable...
- The
Battle of
Failaka broke out
between the
Kuwaiti garrison of
Failaka Island and
attacking Iraqi forces during the
Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait, on 2 August...
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first settled in the
Kuwaiti island of
Failaka in 2000 BC.
Traders from the
Sumerian city of Ur
inhabited Failaka and ran a
mercantile business. The island...
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first settled in the
Kuwaiti island of
Failaka in 2000 B.C.
Traders from the
Sumerian city of Ur
inhabited Failaka and ran a
mercantile business. The island...
- keep US
Marines from
coming as**** (Missouri and
Wisconsin had s****ed
Failaka Island during the war to
reinforce the idea that
there would be an amphibious...
- –
October 8, 2002) was a
Kuwaiti terrorist. He died in a
firefight on
Failaka Island, with
United States Marines on
October 8, 2002. A U.S.
Marine was...
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evidence for
increased building activity. A seal from this
period found at
Failaka preserved a king's name. The
short text reads, [La]'ù-la Panipa, daughter...
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dating from that time
until after the
advent of
Islam in the
region at
Failaka Island,
Kharg Island, Jubail, and the
nearby settlements of Thaj, al-Hinnah...
