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Iraq Development Road Highway

road

Cities

Grand Faw Port
Iraq
Basra
Iraq
Nassiriya
Iraq
Diwaniyah
Iraq
Najaf
Iraq
Baghdad
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Samarra
Iraq
Tikrit
Iraq
Baiji
Iraq
Mosul
Iraq
Faysh Khabur
Iraq

Distance

1133km
new
1133km
rehabilitated
– km
existing
– km

Cost

$6.3b
$6,300,000,000

Phases

planned, 2029

Objective

The highway acts as a "Dry Canal" to reduce transit times between Asia and Europe

Description

The highway runs parallel to a new railway, starting from the Grand Faw Port, passing through Basra, and connecting to Faysh Khabur on the Turkish border, ultimately linking to Europe via Turkey

Finance

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$6300000000 investment
The Federal Government of Iraq Government

Operators

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Iraqi Ministry of Transport
Ministry

Sources

tinyurl.com
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