What was the 8 year long traffic jam?

The Longest Traffic Jam — The heavy traffic congestion happened from 1967–1975 and lasted for eight years. Back then, Egypt did not share a cordial relation with its neighboring country Israel. The growing tensions accentuated both the countries' strikeout for war, thereby leading to the Egypt-Israel War in 1967.



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