2.3.1. Land Border Crossing Al Masnaa Overview
Transport Corridors
Lebanon has three official and operating corridors with Syria. These corridors are:
1) Al Masnaa- Al-Jdeidah (Jdeidet Yabous) border entry point (at the eastern part of Lebanon) 60 km from Damascus and 110km from Beirut. This is the main corridor that connects the Lebanese and Syrian capitals.
2) Al-Arida-Tartous border entry point (at the northwest end of Lebanon). This corridor is located at the coastal area and widely used for cargo transportation between Syria and Lebanon. It is 45km far from Tartous on the Syrian side and 170km far from Beirut on the Lebanese side.
3) Al-Abboudiyeh - Al-Dabouseyah border entry point (at the northeast end of Lebanon). This corridor connects Homs governorate (from the Syrian side) with Tripoli (from the Lebanese side). It is widely used for cargo transportation (especially in-transit cargo to Iraq).
Lebanon Israel border Ras Al Naqoura Crossing The Rosh Hanikra Crossing is an international border crossing between Naqoura, Lebanon and Rosh HaNikra,Israel. The terminal is operated solely by the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon and IDF and does not allow for the passage of regular tourists/visitors.
Name of Border Crossing Lebanon : Al Masnaa
Syria : Jdeidet Yabous
Province or District Est, Bekaa
Nearest Town or City with Distance from Border Crossing Al Masnaa
Latitude 33.42.08 N
Longitude 35.55.18 E
Managing Authority / Agency Custom and General Security
Contact Person
Travel Times
Nearest International Airport Beirut Rafic Hariri International airport
60 KM
Trucks 4 hrs
Cars 1.30 / 2 hrs
Nearest Port Beirut port
61 km
4 hrs
2 hrs
Nearest location with functioning wholesale markets, or with significant manufacturing or production Zahleh capacity 21 km
45 min/1 hr
30 min
Other Information The route is an international highway
Hours of Operation
Page 1 Mon From 8h to 17h days
Tue From 8h to 17h sdays
Wed From 8h to 17h nes days
Thur From 8h to 17h sdays
Frid No operation from Syria side ays From 8h to 11h from Lebanon side
Satu From 8h to 17h rdays
Sun No operation from Lebanon side days From 8h to 17h Syria side
Nati No operation onal Holi days
Sea During the winters, road challenges due to heavy snow have temporarily affected the use of the international highway leading to the Lebanon- son Syria Al Masnaa Crossing, at Dahr al Baidar area. However, this is usually cleared by the Ministry of Public Works and Civil Defence within a al maximum of one day. On a few occasions the Beirut-Damascus highway has also been closed due to security reasons, but overall remains the Con most consistent transport corridor from Lebanon to Syria. strai nts
Daily Capacity
Private cars are provided a separate lane,
Customs Clearance
All trucks are subject to inspection upon entering country by scanner, explosive detectors and authorities’ inspectors.
For more information on customs in Lebanon, please see the following link: 1.3 Lebanon Customs Information
For more information on government contact details, please see the following link: 4.1 Lebanon Government Contact List
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