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Do you know the longest straight road in the world?

The road in the desert of Saudi Arabia

It is in Saudi Arabia on Highway 85.

The world’s longest straight road can be found in Saudi Arabia on Highway 85. It connects the cities of Turaif in the north-west of the country near the Jordanian border with Nairyah in the west, a few kilometres from the Persian Gulf. It will take you 10 hours and 50 minutes to drive it.

The second longest straight road also in Saudi Arabia

This section far exceeds the second longest straight road in the world
which is also in Saudi Arabia. This road is 259 kilometres long and connects the city of Haradh in the centre of the country with the city of Al Batah on the Persian Gulf not far from Qatar. It will take you 2 hours and 20 minutes to drive this desert-lined road without turning.

 

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Une publication partagée par Suriana Abdul Kadir (@suriana.kadir)

The third longest straight road is in Paraguay. It connects the country from north to south, from Mayor Pablo Lagerenza (in the department of Alto Paraguay) to Mariscal José Félix Estigarribia (in the department of Boquerón), in the north-western part of Paraguay, and measures 207 km.