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Iraq has a network of highways connecting it from the inside among the Iraq provinces and to the outside neighboring countries: Iran, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. When Saddam Hussein visited the United States in the 1980s, he was impressed by the size and infrastructure of the highway system.
Iraq has 45,550 km of roads, with 38,400 km, of them paved (1996 est.) Iraq has 4,350 km of crude oil pipelines, and 1,360 km for natural gas. There are about 113 airports. (1999 est.) Major airports include. There is significant rail transport in Iraq. In November, 2008, an overground service dubbed the Baghdad Metro began service.
Highway 7 (Iraq) Highway 8 (Iraq) Highway 9 (Iraq) Highway 10 (Iraq) Highway 11 (Iraq) Highway 12 (Iraq) Highway of Death. List of highways in Iraq.
Geography of Iraq. Coordinates: 33°00′N 44°00′E. Overview map of Iraq. Topography of Iraq. The geography of Iraq is diverse and falls into five main regions: the desert (west of the Euphrates), Upper Mesopotamia (between the upper Tigris and Euphrates rivers), the northern highlands of Iraq, Lower Mesopotamia, and the alluvial plain ...
5,729 km (Euphrates River (2,815 km), Tigris River 1,899 km, Third River (565 km)); Shatt al Arab is usually navigable by maritime traffic for about 130 km.The channel has been dredged to 3 m and is in use.
The Arab Mashreq international Road Network is an international road network between the primarily Arab countries of the Mashriq (Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, Kuwait, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Oman and Yemen). In addition, part of the network passes through Israel, which is not a party to the agreement that created ...
This article lists neighborhoods and the nine administrative districts within 50 km of Baghdad, Iraq. The order is not alphabetical, but is instead arranged according to whether the neighborhood is east or west of the Tigris and then grouped roughly by north–south order. Place names may be affected by differences in translation of Arabic to ...
Highway 1 (Iraq) Highway 1 is an Iraqi highway which extends from Baghdad to Qamishli in Syria. It connects Baghdad directly to Anbar’s provincial capital of Ramadi and passes through Baqubah, Taji, Samarra, Tikrit and Mosul. [1]