Al-Faw port

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:port
gptkbp:capacity 3.5 million TEU (phase 1)
gptkbp:connectedTo Iraqi highway network
Grand Faw Port Railway (planned)
gptkbp:coordinates 29.9733°N 48.4833°E
gptkbp:country gptkb:Iraq
gptkbp:expectedCompletion 2025 (expected)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Al-Faw port
gptkbp:lake gptkb:Persian_Gulf
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Basra_Governorate
gptkbp:location gptkb:Al-Faw_Peninsula
gptkbp:mainContractor gptkb:Daewoo_Engineering_&_Construction
gptkbp:opened under construction (as of 2024)
gptkbp:operator gptkb:General_Company_for_Ports_of_Iraq
gptkbp:projectCost estimated $4.6 billion (as of 2023)
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:ferry
commercial shipping
gptkbp:significance expected to be one of the largest ports in the Middle East
gptkbp:strategicImportance gateway for Iraqi exports
potential trade corridor between Asia and Europe
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Al-Faw_Peninsula,_Iraq
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8