Al-Qa'im border crossing explained

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Bridge Name:Al-Qa'im border crossing
Official Name:Al-Qa'im border crossing
Native Name:Arabic: معبر القائم الحدودي
Carries:Pedestrians, vehicles, containers
Locale: Abu Kamal, Syria
Al-Qa'im, Iraq

Al-Qa'im border crossing (Arabic: معبر القائم الحدودي) between Syria and Iraq is one of the major supply routes across the Middle East. It connects the town of Abu Kamal in Syria's Deir ez-Zor Governorate to the city of Husaybah, in the Al-Qa'im District of Iraq's Anbar Governorate. The border crossing is about 450 km from Syria's capital Damascus and 340 km from the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

On 30 September 2019, Iraq reopened the border crossing after eight years of closure due to Syrian Civil War and Iraqi Civil War.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iraq reopens Syria crossing in win for mutual ally Iran. Reuters. 30 September 2019.