Cairo–Dakar Highway
The Cairo–Dakar Highway or TAH 1 is
Trans-African Highway 1 in the transcontinental road network being developed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the African Development Bank (ADB), and the African Union. The major part of the highway between Tripoli and Nouakchott has been constructed under a project of the Arab Maghreb Union
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The Cairo–Dakar Highway has a length of 8,636 kilometres (5,366 mi) and runs along the
and around the western extremity of the continent.Since 1994 the land border between Morocco and Algeria has been closed completely, so the Cairo–Dakar Highway cannot be used in its entirety. Construction in Tunisia continues.
See also
External links
- "Volume 2: Description of Corridors" (PDF). Review of the Implementation Status of the Trans African Highways and the Missing Links. African Development Bank. 2003-08-14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-01-28. Retrieved 2007-07-14.
- Michelin Motoring and Tourist Map: Africa North & West (Map). 1 : 4000000. Paris: Michelin Travel Publications. 2007. ISBN 978-2-06-712832-3. Michelin Map 741.
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