Atlas Corridor
Component

Iraq Development Road Highway

road

Cities

Grand Faw Port
Iraq
Basra
Iraq
Nassiriya
Iraq
Diwaniyah
Iraq
Najaf
Iraq
Baghdad
Iraq
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