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| Failaka Island (derived from the Greek word “fylakio,” which means outpost) is 20km off the coast of Kuwait City. It was colonized by the Ancient Greeks in the 3rd century BC under the rule of Alexander the Great, and they named it Icaria at one point, in honour of the mythical hero Icarus, as well as because it much resembled another island with the same name in the Aegean Sea. |
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Failaka is the most prominently beautiful among Kuwait’s islands. It is also an important archaeological site, imprinted with the tracks of many civilizations; it dates back to the early Stone Age.
Greek archaeologists requested that the Kuwaiti government allow them to continue studies on the island, especially since the Ikarus and Azuk temple sites, as well as the island’s museum, are going to be reopened. Besides the Greek sites that were found, 18th century Portuguese and British fortifications have been discovered. |
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| Failaka’s weather is quite different from the rest of the country’s, and with its burgeoning flowers and pretty gardens, it is especially pleasant during the spring. |
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The island’s inhabitants are mostly local families who did not evacuate the island during the war with Iraq. Although they would much rather preserve the quiet life on the island, some locals are willing to take tourists around on their boats.
The government is working on improving the island’s infrastructure, especially with their current plans to build a bridge from Kuwait City to the Failaka. |
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| Tourism is also improving; a good number of swimming pools, sports grounds, restaurants, and furnished lodges are available to the public. Fishing, boating, swimming, sailing, visiting the archaeological sites and museum, as well as participating in water sports are common activities that you will enjoy on Failaka Island. get failaka hotels, failaka accommodation, hotels in failaka, failaka hotel reservations, failaka motel reservation, failaka hotels booking, failaka hotel services, stay in failaka hotels. |
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