Due to the geographic and strategic importance of the peninsula, it became a target of Iranian control during the Iran-Iraq War.

After the Kuwait War of 1991, the palace was built in honor of the soldiers who freed the city from Iranian control.

Walls inside the palace were inscribed with the epitaph "Victory and glory to the warriors who freed the city from the enemy – The Persians.

Construction on the palace included craftsmen from Morocco, Egypt, and Sudan as well as Iraqi convict who supplied much of the manual labor.

[4] The palace is located in the middle of an artificial lake that diverts from the Tigris River with a large bridge being its only access.

[5] The lush area around the palace stocked villas, games, catfish and carp and used as a hunting and fishing preserve.

[4] The main door of the palace is 10 meters high with vaulted ceilings and marble floors.

In April 2003, the now abandoned and ruined that housed stray goats palace was taken over by American forces under commander David D.

[9][10] On September 1st, 2010, a change of command ceremony was held in the palace to commemorate the end of the Iraq War.