Damascus–Beirut route

E531943

international road trade route transport corridor

The Damascus–Beirut route is a major historical and modern roadway linking Syria’s capital to Lebanon’s capital, crossing the Bekaa Valley as a key regional trade and travel corridor.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Beirut–Damascus highway	1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international road ⓘ trade route ⓘ transport corridor ⓘ
borderFunction	facilitates cross-border movement between Syria and Lebanon ⓘ
connects	Beirut NERFINISHED ⓘ Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ
connectsCapitalOf	Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryTraversed	Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ
crosses	Bekaa Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalRole	facilitates social and family ties between Syria and Lebanon ⓘ
economicRole	export and import corridor for Lebanon and Syria ⓘ
hasApproximateOrientation	east–west ⓘ
hasBorderCrossing	Syrian–Lebanese border NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTerminus	Beirut NERFINISHED ⓘ Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalEraOfUse	French Mandate period NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman period NERFINISHED ⓘ modern era ⓘ
historicalSignificance	link between inland Syria and Mediterranean coast ⓘ major regional trade corridor ⓘ
languageUsedAlongRoute	Arabic ⓘ
locatedIn	Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East ⓘ
modernUse	freight transport route ⓘ passenger travel route ⓘ road transport corridor ⓘ
nearBodyOfWaterAtWesternTerminus	Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Syria–Lebanon road network NERFINISHED ⓘ
passesNear	Chtaura NERFINISHED ⓘ Zahlé NERFINISHED ⓘ
passesThrough	Anti-Lebanon Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionLinked	Beirut metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ Damascus metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ
strategicImportance	important for regional logistics ⓘ key link between Syrian and Lebanese economies ⓘ
supports	commercial trucking ⓘ intercity bus services ⓘ private car traffic ⓘ
usedFor	commuting ⓘ tourism ⓘ trade ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bekaa Valley → transportCorridor → Damascus–Beirut route ⓘ

Zahle → transportConnection → Damascus–Beirut route ⓘ

this entity surface form: Beirut–Damascus highway