Al-Qa'im border crossing

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Al-Qa'im border crossing

معبر القائم الحدودي
Coordinates34°24′N 40°59′E / 34.4°N 40.98°E / 34.4; 40.98
CarriesPedestrians, vehicles, containers
LocaleSyria Abu Kamal, Syria
Iraq Al-Qa'im, Iraq
Official nameAl-Qa'im border crossing
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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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  1. ^ "Iraq reopens Syria crossing in win for mutual ally Iran". Reuters. 30 September 2019.