Al-Qaim–Abu Kamal border crossing

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border crossing international border crossing

The Al-Qaim–Abu Kamal border crossing is a key road crossing between Iraq and Syria that has been strategically important for trade, travel, and military movements in the region.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Al Waleed border crossing 2
Al-Bukamal–Al-Qaim crossing 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf border crossing ⓘ
international border crossing ⓘ
borderControlBy Iraqi authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ
Syrian authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictRole key route in Iraqi conflict ⓘ
key route in Syrian Civil War ⓘ
connectsCity Abu Kamal NERFINISHED ⓘ
Al-Qa'im NERFINISHED ⓘ
controlsAccessBetween eastern Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ
western Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Iraq ⓘ
Syria ⓘ
geopoliticalSignificance corridor between Iran-aligned groups in region ⓘ
link between Iraq and Syria ⓘ
hasMilitarySignificanceFor Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ
Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ
non-state armed groups ⓘ
hasNameVariant Al-Qa'im–Abu Kamal border crossing NERFINISHED ⓘ
Al-Qaim–Al-Bukamal border crossing NERFINISHED ⓘ
importanceFor cross-border commerce ⓘ
humanitarian access ⓘ
regional trade ⓘ
locatedIn eastern Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ
western Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInDistrict Abu Kamal District NERFINISHED ⓘ
Al-Qa'im District NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInGovernorate Al Anbar Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ
Deir ez-Zor Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOnBorderBetween Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ
Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Euphrates NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearCityInIraq Al-Qa'im NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearCityInSyria Abu Kamal NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Iraq–Syria border NERFINISHED ⓘ
region Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
roadType road border crossing ⓘ
strategicImportance military movements ⓘ
trade ⓘ
travel ⓘ
transportMode road ⓘ
usedAs smuggling route ⓘ
supply route ⓘ
usedFor civilian travel ⓘ
commercial traffic ⓘ
military logistics ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Al Qaim → borderCrossingName → Al-Qaim–Abu Kamal border crossing ⓘ
Eastern Syria → borderCrossingWithIraq → Al-Qaim–Abu Kamal border crossing ⓘ
this entity surface form: Al-Bukamal–Al-Qaim crossing
Al-Tanf border crossing → locatedNear → Al-Qaim–Abu Kamal border crossing ⓘ
this entity surface form: Al Waleed border crossing
Al-Tanf border crossing → nearbyBorderPoint → Al-Qaim–Abu Kamal border crossing ⓘ
this entity surface form: Al Waleed border crossing