Middle East - Not Astran!

GS OVERLAND:
Hi Robert
I did my first trip to Doha in 1989 and they were in use then, a different graphic though. I think that they were implemented in the early-mid eighties. But I stand to be corrected.
How’s your Arabic ? the writing on “my” transit plate is different to the writing on “your” transit plate. And there is a map of Saudi in the centre of mine

Here is an example of an early Saudi Transit Plate.
See the difference ?

Very interesting! Yes, I’d forgotten about those earlier designs. Here’s a picture that shows up your earlier plate a bit better. I’ve worked out the difference in Arabic. The earlier design actually says ‘tranzeet’ so it basically just says ‘transit’ in English using Arabic script. The later design says ‘transport transit’ but this time in Arabic, with the Islamic declaration of faith (il-shahada) in the centre and the English word transit underneath. Cheers! Robert

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