Τετάρτη 18 Μαΐου 2011

Η νήσος Φαϊλάκα / Failaka Island


Archaeological finds on Failaka, the largest of Kuwait’s nine islands, suggests it was a trading post at the time of the ancient Sumerians. Failaka appears to have continued to serve as a market for approximately 2,000 years, and was known to the ancient Greeks. Despite its long history as a market and sanctuary for traders, Failaka appears to have been abandoned as a permanent settlement in the 1st century A.D.

Failaka Island (Arabic: jazirat failaka) 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. The name 'Failaka' is thought to be derived from the ancient Greek φυλάκιο(ν) - fylakio(n) "outpost".


ΠΗΓΗ: historyofnations.net/asia/kuwait και wikipedia.org

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