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Ground transport | |
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Roads | |
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total road network: 68,157 km paved roads: 61,514 km (including 1,103 km of expressways) unpaved roads: 6,643 km (2006) | |
Motorways | |
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Railways | |
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total railways: 2,052 km standard gauge railway: 1,801 km of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1â„2 in) gauge narrow gauge railway: 251 km of 1,050 mm (3 ft 5 11â„32 in) gauge (2006) | |
Aviation | |
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Aircraft registrations used in Syria: YK-AAA to YK-ZZZ | |
Airports | |
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As of 2015, Syria had a total of 99 airports. The major airports are: Aleppo International Airport, Bassel Al Assad International Airport, Damascus International Airport, Deir ez Zor Airport, Kamishly Airport, and Palmyra Airport. See also: Airports in Syria | |
Airlines | |
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Syrian Air | |
Naval transport | |
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Ports | |
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The main seaport of the country is at Latakia. Other important ports are at Baniyas, Jablah, and Tartus. | |
Waterways | |
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The waterways of Syria are about 900 km and present minimal economic importance. | |
Merchant marine | |
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total: 19 ships (1,000 gross register tons (GRT) or over) totaling 429,005 GRT/626,069 tonnes deadweight (DWT) ships by type: bulk carrier 4, cargo ship 14, carrier 1 (2010) | |
Pipeline transport | |
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There are pipelines for transporting crude oil 1,997 km; petroleum products 3,161 km (2010) | |