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Lebanon
Index
Railroads: Two standard-gauge lines from Syria: one down
coast through Tripoli and Beirut to Az Zahrani; the other through
Biqa Valley to Riyaq. Narrow-gauge mountain line from Damascus to
Beirut. In 1987 no trains operating on 407-kilometer system.
Roads: Approximately 8,000 kilometers of roads in varying
states of disrepair in 1987. Beirut hub of network extending north
to Tripoli, south to Tyre, and east through mountains to Damascus.
Roads also extending through Biqa Valley and crossing Lebanon
Mountains.
Ports: Major ports at Beirut, Tripoli, Sidon, and Tyre.
In 1980s numerous smaller, illegal (unofficial) ports operated by
militias.
Pipelines: Trans-Arabia Pipeline (Tapline) from Sandi
Arabia to Az Zahrani refinery but closed in mid-1980s. Iraq
Petroleum Company pipeline through Syria to Tripoli refinery but
closed in 1981.
Airports: Main international airport at Beirut; closed
intermittently in 1980s. Airport being built at Halat, but not
cleared for civilian traffic as of 1987.
Telecommunications: Much infrastructure destroyed during
and after 1975 Civil War. International links continued to function
in 1980s.
Data as of December 1987
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