Al Faw, Iraq

Al Faw, Iraq is a submarine cable landing point in Iraq (coordinates 29.9233°, 48.5318°). It serves 4 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Iraq's international connectivity infrastructure.

Al-Fāw is a port town on Al-Faw Peninsula in Iraq near the Shatt al-Arab and the Persian Gulf. The Al Faw Peninsula is part of the Basra Governorate. Al-Faw is located about 100 kilometers from the provincial capital, Basra, and has a population of approximately 52,000 people. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Al Faw, Iraq

Cables landing at Al Faw, Iraq are operated by 11 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Bayobab, China Mobile, FLAG, Gulf Bridge International, Meta, Ooredoo, Orange, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone, WIOCC, and 1 others. Each cable is typically jointly owned by a consortium of tier-one carriers and hyperscale operators who share construction costs and capacity; the operator mix reflects both regional incumbents and global players with interest in the routes served by this landing point.

Connectivity profile

From Al Faw, Iraq, international traffic can reach 37 countries through 4 cable systems. Destinations include Angola, Bahrain, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Dem. Rep., Djibouti, Egypt, France and 29 more.

Monitoring status

GeoCables recorded 2 monitoring events on cables serving Al Faw, Iraq in the past 90 days. Our monitoring network continuously samples latency from external probes to targets reachable via these cables.

About the cables

• Fibre in Gulf (FIG) (2027) — Fibre in Gulf (FIG) is a regional submarine cable connecting 7 countries — United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and others — with 7 landing points including Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Al Faw, Iraq, Al Ghariya, Qatar, Al Hidd, Bahrain and others. Read more →
• 2Africa (2024) — 2Africa is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 34 countries across West Africa, Middle East, Southern Africa. With 50 landing points — including Abidjan, Abu Dhabi, Accra, Al Faw, Al Khobar, and 45 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• Gulf Bridge International Cable System/Middle East North Africa Cable System (GBICS/MENA) (2012) — Gulf Bridge International Cable System/Middle East North Africa Cable System (GBICS/MENA) is an intercontinental submarine cable system connecting Middle East and South Asia, with 9 landing points across 9 countries including Al Daayen, Qatar, Al Faw, Iraq, Al Hidd, Bahrain, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia and others. Read more →
• FALCON (2006) — Every submarine cable has an owner. Most have had two. FALCON has survived three bankruptcies — and is still carrying traffic across fourteen countries, from Egypt to Sri Lanka, through some of the most politically complex waters on Earth. The Cable That Outlived Its Owners FALCON stands for FLAG Alcatel-Lucent Optical Network. Read more →

Submarine cable data from TeleGeography. Geographic context from Wikipedia. Monitoring metrics updated continuously by GeoCables.