Asian Highway 7 (AH7) is a route in the Asian Highway Network. It runs from Yekaterinburg, Russia to Karachi, Pakistan. All together, it is 5,868 km (3,646 mi) long. It passes from Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan.[1][2]
Asian Highway 7 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Length | 5,868 km (3,646 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
North end | Yekaterinburg, Russia | |||
South end | Karachi, Pakistan | |||
Location | ||||
Countries | Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan | |||
Highway system | ||||
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The AH7 shares its route between Merke (Kazakhstan) and Kara-Balta (Kyrgyzstan) about a hundred kilometers along with the AH5. In Kabul (Afghanistan) AH7 stops, but reaches to the city of Kandahar though AH1, where the AH7 resumes its route towards Pakistan.
According to the manual of the Asian Highway Project in 2002 almost the entire route is paved. Only a distance of 72 km in Kyrgyzstan and a piece of 83 kilometers in Tajikistan are unpaved. As of 2017, the entire route in Kyrgyzstan is paved.[3]
In Pakistan AH7 (N25 - Pakistan Road Networks) enters at Chaman. It passes through Qila Abdullah, Quetta, Mastung, Kalat, Khuzdar, Uthal, Goth Hussain and Hub, ending at Karachi. In Pakistan N25 is also called RCD (Regional Cooperation for Development) Highway. Maintained by National Highway Athuroty
Associated Routes
editRussia
edit- M 5: Yekaterinburg - Chelyabinsk
- A 310: Chelyabinsk - Troitsk - border with Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
edit- M 36: Karaek - Kostanai - Astana - Karaganda - Burubaytal
- A 358: Burubaytal - Shu
- P 29: Shu - Merke
- M 39: Merke - Chaldovar
Kyrgyzstan
edit- ЭМ-03 ЭМ-03 Road: Chaldovar - Kara-Balta
- ЭМ-04 ЭМ-04 Road: Kara-Balta - Osh
- ЭМ-15 ЭМ-15 Road: Osh - Border of Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
edit- A373 Border with Kyrgyzstan - Andijon - Angren - Ohangaron
- A373A : Ohangaron - Tashkent
- M39 : Tashkent - Chinoz - Sirdaryo
- M34 : Sirdaryo - Xovos
Tajikistan
edit- РБ15 РБ15 Road: Khavast - Zarafshon - Istaravshan
- РБ01 РБ01 Road : Istaravshan - Dushanbe
- РБ09 РБ09 Road : Dushanbe - Qizilqala - Bokhtar - Panji Poyon
Afghanistan
edit- Shirkhan - Pol-e Khomri - Jabal Saraj - Kabul
- Kabul–Kandahar Highway: Kabul - Kandahar
- Kandahar - Spin Boldak
Pakistan
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Asian Highway Handbook" (PDF). New York. 2003. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ "Asian Highway Route Map" (PDF). Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "Asian Highway Database - Country wise". UNESCAP. Retrieved 19 December 2018.