Transport in Syria
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[edit] Railways
total: 2,750 km
standard gauge: 2,423 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: 327 km 1.050-m gauge (2000)
See also Hedjaz Railway.
[edit] Railway links with adjacent countries
- Lebanon - defunct
- Israel - defunct
- Iraq - yes, at Nurabiya/Rabiya, 1435mm
- Jordan - yes - 1050mm - in 2005, work commenced to build a 1435mm line[citation needed]
- Turkey - yes, at Qamichili/Nusaybin, 1435mm
[edit] 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 Hijaz 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.
[edit] Highways
total: 36,377 km
paved: 26,299 km (including 877 km of expressways)
unpaved: 10,078 km (1999 est.)
[edit] Waterways
870 km; minimal economic importance
[edit] Pipelines
crude oil 1,304 km; petroleum products 515 km
[edit] Ports and harbors
Baniyas, Jablah, Latakia, Tartus
[edit] Merchant marine
total: 137 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 429,005 GRT/626,069 DWT
ships by type: bulk 11, cargo 120, livestock carrier 5, roll-on/roll-off 1 (1999 est.)
[edit] Airports
104 (1999 est.)
[edit] 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.)
[edit] 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.)
[edit] Heliports
2 (1999 est.)
