Transport in the Arab League

Transport in the Arab League describes the land, air, and water transport methods and infrastructure of the countries in the Arab world. Transport infrastructure in the states of the Arab League has been growing, albeit slowly.

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Regional highways
Highways and Roads in the States of the Arab League

There are several cross-Arab State roads, crossing the Arab world from its farthest point in the west in Mauritania, to its eastern farthest point in Oman. The Arab States are connected with roads and highways that cross deserts, mountains and forests. The most developed state with high road infrastructure is the United Arab Emirates, followed by Syria, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Morocco, Jordan and Egypt, while countries such as Sudan, Libya, Mauritania, Somalia and Yemen seem to have a lot of building to do.

Railways
Rail Lines in the Arab League

Egypt has by far the oldest railroad in the Middle East and Africa and one of the oldest in the world, built in 1854 by Khedive Abbas I of Egypt. Now Egypt has the most extensive railway system in the Middle East, and is the only country in the Arab League to have an underground metro system in Cairo.

The Souk Ahras–Ghardimaou line already connect Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia with each other, but Morocco and Algeria have closed the line due to increased tensions. while Libya, Egypt and Sudan are not connected to each other. In the Asian part, almost all Arab states have been connected by railroads, except the Arab states of the Persian Gulf.

Perhaps the most developed railways connecting Arab states can be found between Iraq and Syria, with the Iraqi Republic Railways which run through Syria to Turkey. New projects underway to develop the Arab rail lines have been under construction, linking the south Egyptian city of Abu Simbel with the north Sudanese city of Wadi Halfa.

Proposed railways

Ports and harbors

Atlantic Ocean

 Mauritania

Indian Ocean

 Comoros

 Somalia

Persian Gulf

 Bahrain

 Kuwait

  • Ash Shu'aybah
  • Ash Shuwaykh
  • Kuwait
  • Port 'Abd Allah
  • Port al Ahmadi
  • Port Su'ud

 Iraq

 Saudi Arabia

 Oman

 Qatar

 United Arab Emirates

Arabian Sea

 Oman

 Yemen

Mediterranean Sea

 Algeria

 Egypt

 Lebanon

 Libya

 Palestine

 Tunisia

 Syria

Red Sea

 Egypt

 Djibouti

 Jordan

 Saudi Arabia

 Sudan

 Yemen

Merchant marine
  • bulk: 46
  • cargo: 260 (120 Syria)
  • roll-on/roll-off: 46
  • container: 34
  • liquified gas: 19
  • Chemical tanker ships 22
  • petroleum tanker: 111
  • Specialized tanker ships 2
  • Combination ore/oil 2
  • Refrigerated cargo 6
  • livestock carrier: 13
  • passenger: 81
  • short-sea passenger: 9
  • Foreign Owned 25

Airports

 Algeria

 Bahrain

 Comoros

 Djibouti

 Egypt

 Iraq

 Jordan

 Kuwait

 Lebanon

 Libya

 Mauritania

 Morocco

 Oman

 Palestine

 Qatar

 Saudi Arabia

 Somalia

 Sudan

 Syria

 Tunisia

 United Arab Emirates

 Yemen

See also
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