Al Waleed Border Crossing

Al-Waleed border crossing is one of three official border crossings between and . It is located in the of the in western Iraq, close to the northeasternmost point of in the Syrian Desert.
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  • Type: Border post
  • Description: Western Iraq border crossing near Syria
  • Also known as: Al Waleed border crossing”, “Al Walīd Border Crossing”, “al-Tanf”, “al-Waleed Border Crossing”, “al-Walid”, and “Manfadh al Walīd al Ḩudūdī

Al Waleed Border Crossing

Latitude
33.43463° or 33° 26′ 5″ north
Longitude
38.92061° or 38° 55′ 14″ east
Elevation
722 metres (2,369 feet)
Open location code
8G5WCWMC+V6
Geo­Names ID
11614779
Wiki­data ID
Q20422533
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Al Waleed Border Crossing” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: معبر الوليد الحدودي
  • Arabic: منفذ الوليد الحدودي
  • Central Kurdish: دەروازەی سنووریی ئەلوەلید
  • Chinese: 坦夫边境口岸
  • German: Grenzübergang al-Walid
  • Hebrew: אל ואליד
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Grenseovergangen al-Walid
  • Norwegian: Grenseovergangen al-Walid
  • Persian: گذرگاه مرزی الولید
  • Polish: Przejście graniczne At-Tanf
  • Russian: пограничный переход Аль-Валид
  • Spanish: Paso fronterizo de Al Waleed
  • Ukrainian: Аль-Валід прикордонний перехід
  • Ukrainian: прикордонний перехід Аль-Валід

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