al-Faw palace
The al-Faw Palace ( Arabic قصر الفاو, DMG Qasr al-Faw ) is a palace in Baghdad ( Iraq ). It is about five kilometers from the city's international airport . Its construction was commissioned by Saddam Hussein , in memory of the recapture of the al-Faw peninsula in the First Gulf War against Iran .
The complex, which consists of numerous villas and other buildings, was located within Camp Victory , one of the largest military bases of the US-led coalition in the Iraq war . The palace was used, among other things, as the headquarters for the Multi-National Force - Iraq .
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- Brian Williams: Saddam's Al Faw palace not at all what it seems , msnbc.com, March 8, 2007.
Coordinates: 33 ° 17 '2.4 " N , 44 ° 15' 21.9" E