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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.
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.
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. [1] Now Egypt has the most extensive railway system in the Middle East. [2]
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. [3] [4] In the Arabian Peninsula and Levant, almost all Arab states have been connected by railroads in the past, but there is only one cross-border rail connections, the Hedjaz Jordan Railway running between Amman, Jordan and Damascus, Syria. [5]
Algeria - Algiers Metro and Algiers Tramway
Qatar - Doha Metro and Lusail Tram
Algeria - SNTF
Egypt - Egyptian National Railways
Iraq - Iraqi Republic Railways
Jordan - Aqaba Railway Corporation and Hedjaz Jordan Railway
Morocco - ONCF
Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia Railways
Syria - Syrian Railways
Tunisia - Tunisian Railways
United Arab Emirates - Etihad Rail
Iraq - Baghdad Metro
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi Metro
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Many Arab League countries domestic and cross-border pipelines proposed or in operation, these include:
Arab Gas Pipeline, a natural gas pipeline linking Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. [8]
Dolphin Gas Project, a gas pipeline network linking Ras Laffan in Qatar to Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Fujairah in the UAE and Oman. [9]
East–West Crude Oil Pipeline, an oil pipeline in Saudi Arabia running from Abqaiq oil field on the Persian Gulf to the Red Sea. [10]
Greenstream pipeline, an offline gas pipeline linking Libya to Italy. [11]
Habshan–Fujairah Oil Pipeline, an oil pipeline in the UAE, linking Habshan oil field in Abu Dhabi and to the port of Fujairah on the Gulf of Oman.
Maghreb–Europe Gas Pipeline, a gas pipleine linking Algeria to Morocco and Spain. [12]
Sumed Pipeline, an oil pipeline in Egypt linking Ain Sokhna terminal near the Suez Canal to Sidi Kerir port near Alexandria on the Mediterranean Sea. [13]
Trans-Mediterranean Pipeline, a gas pipeline linking Algeria to Tunisia and Italy. [14]
Arab League countries have a number of ports, primarily located on the Arabian Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Gulf of Oman, Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, including:
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This article covers the various forms of transport in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), by road, rail, air, water, etc.
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