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History
The first major roads in the country of Egypt were mainly constructed to facilitate the transport of huge blocks of limestone to the various sites where pyramids were being built. The noted Greek historian Herodotus gives appreciable credit to the ancient Egyptians for their idea of road construction, particularly for the purpose of transportation. Archaeologists have found evidences which show that the road building process mainly happened to Cairo's southwest, from 2600 BC to 2200 BC. This indicates that the the people of Egypt learned the art of road construction quite early. Along with the railways, the Regional highways in the country form an integral part of the transportation system in Egypt. Regional highways contribute a lot to the promotion of tourism in the country.
Trans-African Highway Network
The noted Trans-African Highway Network plays a major role in facilitating the transportation system in Egypt, besides the various other countries in the continent of Africa. Developed under the supervision of the United nations Economic Commission for Africa, (UNECA), the African Union, and the African Development Bank (ADB), the main aim of the project was to better transportation and communication, and reduce the level of poverty in African countries. A total of nine highways comprise this network. Two routes of this vast network originate in the city of Cairo, Egypt.
The major Regional highways serving the country of Egypt
The two major Regional highways are very much parts of the Trans-African Highway Network. The first one is among the East-west routes, the Trans-African Highway 1 or TAH 1. This regional highway connects the city of Cairo to the city of Dakar, and it is 8636 km in length. This highway follows a coastal route by North Africa's Mediterranean coast. The highway runs down the Atlantic coast of the northwest region of Africa. It has a missing link within Nouadhibou and Nouakchott, where at present there is just a desert track. This highway meets the TAH 7 at the extreme west of Africa.
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The second Regional highway that runs through the country of Egypt is TAH 4, connecting the city of Cairo with Gaborone. The length of the highway is about 10,228 kilometers. It is one of the highways that take the north-south route.
These Regional highways are very important to the total network of transportation in the country of Egypt. These highways contribute to the development of tourism in the country.
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