| Official Name: | Al-Faw |
| Other Name: | Fao |
| Native Name: | Arabic: ٱلْفَاو |
| Pushpin Map: | Iraq#Persian Gulf |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Iraq |
| Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
| Subdivision Name1: | Al-Basrah |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Al-Faw District |
| Population As Of: | 2005 |
| Population Total: | 105080 |
| Timezone: | GMT +3 |
| Utc Offset: | +3 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +4 |
| Coordinates: | 29.9758°N 48.4722°W |
| Postal Code: | 61011 |
Al-Fāw (Arabic: ٱلْفَاو; sometimes transliterated as Fao) 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.
The town lies at the south-east end of the Al-Faw Peninsula on the right bank of the Shatt al-Arab, a few kilometres away from the Persian Gulf.The town, as well as the whole Faw Peninsula, was the scene of armed conflict during World War I, the Iran–Iraq War, the Persian Gulf War, and the Iraq War due to its strategic position at the entrance of the Shatt al-Arab.
The city was extensively damaged during the Iraq-Iran war, but in 1989 it was rebuilt in four months to a completely new city plan.[1]