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Middle East, Al Asimah

Kuwait

Failaka Island (curiosity, flagged)

Tidal foreshore Inferred from historyProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Sea glassSea glass
Sea potterySea pottery

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Moximox (CC BY-SA 4.0), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

1900-1990

Depopulated overnight by the 1990 invasion atop one of the Gulf's densest ancient-site concentrations. No documented collecting; a curiosity entry, not a destination.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

UXO risk documented
unsafe ruins

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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