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  2. Failaka Island - Wikipedia

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    Failaka Island is located in the northern part of the Persian Gulf. Springtime on Failaka Island is regarded as particularly special by Kuwaitis. Failaka has quite a different ecosystem than mainland Kuwait and its budding flowers and changing temperatures are much appreciated. Although the island's infrastructure remains poor, Failaka is ...

  3. Faylaka Island attack - Wikipedia

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    For the part of the exercise that took place on Failaka Island, it was conducted by U.S. forces only. [4] Failaka Island was a small island belonging to Kuwait, located in the Kuwait Bay off the eastern coastline of mainland Kuwait proper. Prior to the Persian Gulf War of 1991 the island was a resort, but in 2002 the war damage had not been ...

  4. Agarum - Wikipedia

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    Agarum (also transliterated as Agaru or Akarum, cuneiform: a-kà-rum or a-ga-rum) is a bronze-age Near Eastern proper name, probably a toponym for a region or island in the Eastern Arabia and Persian Gulf. Agarum has been generally identified with Kuwait's Failaka Island, known as ´KR to the Arameans and as Ikaros during the Hellenistic times. [1]

  5. Ikaros (Failaka Island) - Wikipedia

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    That both Failaka in the Persian Gulf and Icarus in the Aegean Sea housed bull cults would have made the identification all the more tempting. [6] [7] During the Hellenistic era, there was a temple dedicated to Artemis on the island; [4] [8] [9] the wild animals of the island were dedicated to the goddess with a decree for their protection. [4]

  6. Battle of Failaka - Wikipedia

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    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 1990. [citation needed] The Kuwaiti garrison consisted of an infantry company and a company of border guards, in addition to air defense company armed with Hawk SAMs.

  7. Fact Check: Can Daufuskie ferry operator ban island ... - AOL

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    Buckingham Landing, the previous Daufuskie Island ferry embarkation point on the mainland, was illegally locked and chained last month for 24 hours by a private boat service, according to Nichols. ...

  8. Here’s why the dock on Daufuskie Island finds itself in the ...

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    The Beaufort County Council’s vote to condemn the dock on Daufuskie Island and preserve ferry service has delayed a developer’s plans to purchase the abandoned Melrose Resort.

  9. Failed talks over ownership of Melrose Landing on Daufuskie ...

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    The county-operated Daufuskie Island Ferry was used by residents 3,750 times and non-residents 22,500 times in 2021, according to county data. “For those who ride the county ferry, this is an ...