The corridor visible in these pictures is 8m wide. Except for two short segments, rendered here as a "best guess" in lighter pink, the route is clearly visible in 2006 Google Earth satellite imagery.
To make it more visible, I've represented the corridor as a 10m fence along its length. The actual pipeline is buried at least a meter deep, with little visible at the surface except disturbed soil, erosion control earthworks, and pumping stations. The pipeline is both an incredible engineering accomplishment and a stark reminder of the stakes of war in the Transcaucasus.
created Aug 18, 2008 by Jim Cowie
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