Railways

Libya has had no railroad in operation since 1965, all previous small systems having been dismantled. Current plans are to construct a 1.435-m standard gauge line from the Tunisian frontier to Tripoli and Misratah, then inland to Sabha, center of a mineral-rich area. There has been little progress, however. Other plans made jointly with Egypt would establish a rail line from As Sallum, Egypt, to Tobruk with completion originally set for mid-1994. Libya signed contracts with Bahne of Egypt and Jez Sistemas Ferroviarios in 1998 for the supply of crossings and pointwork. This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... This article is about minerals in the geologic sense; for nutrient minerals see dietary mineral; for the band see Mineral (band). ... Tobruk is a sea-port in eastern Libya in Northern Africa. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

Railway links with adjacent countries

• Algeria - no
• Chad - no
• Egypt - no - proposed
• Niger - no
• Sudan - no
• Tunisia - no - proposed

Highways

Total: 83,200 km
Paved: 47,590 km
Unpaved: 35,610 km (1996 est.)

Waterways

There are no waterways in Libya.

Pipelines

Crude oil 4,383 km; petroleum products 443 km (includes liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) 256 km); natural gas 1,947 km Nodding donkey pumping an oil well near Sarnia, Ontario, 2001 Petroleum (from Latin petrus – rock and oleum – oil), mineral oil, or crude oil, sometimes colloquially called black gold, is a thick, dark brown or greenish flammable liquid, which exists in the upper strata of some areas of the Earths... Nodding donkey pumping an oil well near Sarnia, Ontario, 2001 Petroleum (from Latin petra – rock and oleum – oil), crude oil, sometimes colloquially called black gold, is a thick, dark brown or greenish flammable liquid, which exists in the upper strata of some areas of the Earths crust. ... Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG or LP Gas) is a mixture of hydrocarbon gases used as a fuel in heating appliances and vehicles, and increasingly replacing fluorocarbons as an aerosol propellant and a refrigerant to reduce damage to the ozone layer. ... Natural gas rig Natural gas (commonly refered to as gas in many countries) is a gaseous fossil fuel consisting primarily of methane. ...

Ports and harbors

Mediterranean Sea

• Al Khums
• Banghazi
• Darnah
• Marsa al Burayqah
• Misratah
• Ra's Lanuf
• Tobruk
• Tripoli
• Zuwarah

Categories: Stub | Municipalities of Libya | Cities in Libya ... Benghazi is a seaport in Libya, Africa. ... Categories: Stub | Municipalities of Libya | Cities in Libya ... Categories: Stub | Municipalities of Libya ... Tobruk is a sea-port in eastern Libya in Northern Africa. ... Tripoli (population 1. ... Zuwarah (Arabic: زوارة) is a port city in northwestern Libya, near the Tunisian border, with a population of 280,000 (1990 est. ...

Merchant marine:

Total: 27 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 401,303 GRT/656,632 DWT
Ships by type: Cargo 9, chemical tanker 1, liquified gas 3, petroleum tanker 6, roll-on/roll-off 4, short-sea passenger 4 (1999 est.)

Airports

142 (1999 est.)

Airports - with paved runways

Total: 59
over 3,047 m: 24
2,438 to 3,047 m: 6
1,524 to 2,437 m: 22
914 to 1,523 m: 5
under 914 m: 2

Airports - with unpaved runways

Total: 83
over 3,047 m: 5
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 15
914 to 1,523 m: 42
under 914 m: 19 (1999 est.)

See also

• Libya

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