# Why a mirror in the Gulf?

Most Linux distributions serve packages from Europe or the US. A mirror inside the region keeps that traffic closer to the people who use it.

## Shorter path

Updates travel from a server in the region instead of Europe or the US, so downloads start sooner and finish faster.

## Less international traffic

Universities, offices and ISPs can keep package traffic local, and run their own downstream copies over rsync.

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