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Railways
total:
2,750 km
standard gauge:
2,423 km of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) gauge
narrow gauge:
327 km of 1,050 mm (3 ft 5+11⁄32 in) gauge (2000)
See also Hejaz railway.
Railway links with adjacent countries
Lebanon - defunct
Palestine - defunct
Iraq - yes, at Nurabiya/Rabiya, 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Jordan - yes - 1,050 mm (3 ft 5+11⁄32 in) - in 2005, work commenced to build a 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) line[citation needed]
Turkey - yes, at Qamishli/Nusaybin, 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Developments
- On 22 April 2005 Syria ratified the Agreement on International Railways in the Arab Mashriq, which provides for the implementation of a variety of north-south and east-west links between the states of the region, including the restoration of direct rail links between Syria and Lebanon and Iraq.
- On 7 July 2005 the Syrian General Establishment for the Hejaz Railway announced that it had signed a contract worth US$ 54 million with a Lebanese company to build a railroad between Damascus and Damascus International Airport.
Links
Highways
total:
36,377 km
paved:
26,299 km (including 877 km of expressways)
unpaved:
10,078 km (1999 est.)
Waterways
870 km; minimal economic importance
Pipelines
crude oil 1,304 km; petroleum products 515 km
Ports and Harbors
Main international seaport at Latakia with additional ports at Baniyas, Jablah, and Tartus.
Merchant marine
total:
137 ships (1,000 GRT GRT uses unsupported parameter (help) or over) totaling 429,005 GRT/626,069 t DWT DWT uses unsupported parameter (help)
ships by type:
bulk carrier 11, cargo ship 120, livestock carrier 5, roll-on/roll-off 1 (1999 est.)
Airports
104 (1999 est.)
- Aleppo International Airport
- Bassel Al-Assad International Airport
- Damascus International Airport
- Deir ez-Zor Airport
- Kamishly Airport
- Palmyra Airport
Airports - with paved runways
total:
24
over 3,047 m:
5
2,438 to 3,047 m:
16
914 to 1,523 m:
1
under 914 m:
2 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways
total:
80
1,524 to 2,437 m:
3
914 to 1,523 m:
14
under 914 m:
63 (1999 est.)
Heliports
2 (1999 est.)
See also
References
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