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An Economic Survey 



The Coastal Road. 



Gaza-Jaffa-Haifa 112 mi. 



Tyre-Sidon-Beirut-Tripoli 106 " 



The Highway. 



Hafir-Beersheba (45) ; Hebron (31) ; Jerusalem (24) 99 " 



Jerusalem-Hablus-Nazareth 75 " 



Nazareth-Tiberias (21); Rosh Pinah (17); Kuneitrah 



(22) ; Damascus (37) 97 " 



Damascus-Homs-Hama- Aleppo- Aintab 217 " 



The Transverse Roads. 



Gaza-Beersheba 27 " 



Jaffa-Jerusalem 40 " 



Jaffa-Tulkerem (Nablus) 19 " 



Haifa-Nazareth 22 " 



Haifa-Tulkerem-Nablus 50 " 



Sidon-Merjayun-Safed 43 " 



Beirut-Damascus 78 lc 



Tripoli-Horns 58 " 



Alexandretta- Aleppo 98 " 



A few of these roads extend further to the east, namely : 



Jerusalem-Jericho-Es Salt- Amman 73 mi. 



Aleppo-Meskeneh (on the Euphrates) 62 " 



Aleppo-Bab-Biredjik (on the Euphrates) 62 " 



It is important that several roads, for instance that between 

 Safed and Acre, begun in May, 1916, should be completed. This 

 will serve to awaken Safed from its lethargy and connect Acre with 

 the Hinterland. 



III. Railways. 

 The Syrian Railway System consists of the following lines: 



Length 



Hejaz Railway in mi. Gauge Opened in 



Damascus-Dera'a (76); Maan (211). 287 105 1902-1904 



Haif a-Dera'a 100 105 1904-1905 



DeraVBosrah-Eski Sham 24 105 1912 



Haifa-Beled-Acre 11 105 1913 



Afuleh-Jenin-Massudiyeh-Lydda 62 105 1913-1915 



Massudiyeh-Nablus 9 105 1915 



Wadi-Serar-Beersheba (52) ; Hafir (44) _96^ 105 1915-1916 



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