Al-Qa'im border crossing

Coordinates: 34°23′51.87″N 40°58′37.61″E / 34.3977417°N 40.9771139°E / 34.3977417; 40.9771139

Al-Qa'im border crossing
معبر القائم الحدودي
Coordinates 34°24′N 40°59′E / 34.4°N 40.98°E / 34.4; 40.98Coordinates: 34°24′N 40°59′E / 34.4°N 40.98°E / 34.4; 40.98
Carries Pedestrians, vehicles, containers
Locale Syria Abu Kamal, Syria
Iraq Al-Qa'im, Iraq
Official name Al-Qa'im border crossing

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.

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