Transport in Yemen

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Contents 1 Railways 1.1 Railway links with adjacent countries 1.2 2006 2 Highways 3 Pipelines 4 Ports and harbours 5 Merchant marine 6 Airports 6.1 Airports - with paved runways 6.2 Airports - with unpaved runways 7 See also

[edit] Railways

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[edit] Railway links with adjacent countries

• Saudi Arabia - no - maybe planned - 1435mm gauge
• Oman - no - no railways

[edit] 2006

• International Companies Compete To Build Railway In Yemen (August 2005) - an official source said that representatives from several international companies have enquired about competing for a tender that is to be released soon. Construction of the railway project in Yemen is expected to begin later this year on a BOT basis. It has been suggested that this project will start from Harad, Saudi Arabia in the North to Aden in the South and then onto the borders of the Sultanate of Oman. [1]

[edit] Highways

total: 67,000 km
paved: 7,700 km
unpaved: 59,300 km (1996 est.)

[edit] Pipelines

crude oil: 99999999999999 km
petroleum products: 32 km

[edit] Ports and harbours

• Aden
• Al Hudaydah
• Al Mukalla, As Salif, Mocha, Nishtun

[edit] Merchant marine

total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 12,059 GRT/18,563 DWT
ships by type: cargo 1, petroleum tanker 2 (1999 est.)

[edit] Airports

50 (1999 est.)

[edit] Airports - with paved runways

total: 13
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 8
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 1 (1999 est.)

[edit] Airports - with unpaved runways

total: 37
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 9
1,524 to 2,437 m: 8
914 to 1,523 m: 13
under 914 m: 5 (1999 est.)

[edit] See also

• Yemen
• Rosa Mustafa Abdulkhaleq