Failaka Island

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Failaka Island (Arabic: جزيرة فيلكة‎ jazīrät failakä) is an island that belongs to Kuwait in the Persian Gulf. The island is 20 km off the coast of Kuwait City in the Persian Gulf. It is thought the name "Failaka" is derived from the ancient Greek for outpost, "fylakio".^[1]

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• Kuwaiti-Slovak Archaeological Mission (KSAM)
• nautical description
• BBC News article