Overland Travel Across Borders: A Tale of Two Frontiers
Sallum Musaid Coastal Highway Commerce in Sand Sea
The 1,115-kilometer border between Egypt and Libya is a vast desert frontier, a long line drawn across the sands of the Great Sand Sea and the Libyan Plateau. For practical purposes, travel is confined to a single route along the Mediterranean coast. This is a border that has been profoundly affected by regional instability.
Instability Closure Truck Worker in High-Risk Conflict
The one and only major crossing point is at Sallum in Egypt, which connects to Musaid in Libya. This coastal highway has been a critical route for commerce and movement between the two North African nations for centuries.