Pakistan, July 27 -- Morocco has named a 650-mile coastal highway after US President Donald Trump. The decision was announced through a royal decree issued by King Mohammed VI. The move highlights growing diplomatic ties between Morocco and the United States.

According to Arab media reports, the highway connecting Tiznit and the southern city of Dakhla will be called Donald J. Trump Highway. The route is officially known as the Tiznit-Dakhla Expressway. It stretches approximately 655 miles, or 1,055 kilometres.

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The major infrastructure project has an estimated cost of nearly $1 billion. The highway runs along Morocco's Atlantic coast and is considered an important tra...