ميناء الفاو و القناة الجافة بين الموقع الاستراتيجي للعراق و مشروع طريق الحرير و الحزام

Abstract EN

The research aims to clarify the current reality of the Iraqi commercial ports, the challenges it faces, and the strategic importance of the great port of Faw.

As its implementation will make Iraq a bridge linking the East to the West.

The research reviewed the reality of the dry canal, the challenges it faces, and the methods of linking the dry canal in Iraq with the Silk Road and belt project.

As for the research methodology, it depends on descriptive analysis and collection of recent data andstatistics from various sources.

The most important results reached are that the implementation of the grand Faw port project faces internal and external challenges, which hinder its implementation process.

At the level of the dry canal in Iraq, it faces many challenges after 2003.

As for the Silk Road and the Belt, the rail link between Iraq and China faces challenges represented in the quality of the soil and the instability of the security situation.