Aqina (; ), also known as Aqina Port, is a

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and

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in the northern

Faryab Province Faryab (Dari,Pashto : فاریاب) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, which is located in the north of the country bordering neighboring Turkmenistan. It has a population of about 1,109,223, which is multi-ethnic and mostly a ...

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. It has a

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by the same name, which serves as the second rail service between Afghanistan and neighboring

Turkmenistan Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ash ...

. Aqina is located in the northern part of Khani Chahar Bagh District, directly adjacent to the border with Turkmenistan. Security in and around Aqina is provided by the

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, which includes the Afghan Border Force. Every visitor or traveler between Afghanistan and Turkmenistan must possess a valid

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. The city of Andkhoy is less than of driving distance to the southwest of Aqina.

Rail station and heliport

Aqina is the southern terminus of a railway line via Imamnazar to Kerki in Turkmenistan, which officially became operational in late 2016. It became one of three railways in Afghanistan. The rail extension from Aqina to Andkhoy was completed in early 2021. Unknown when it will actually happen, the rail line will eventually become part of a railway corridor through northern Afghanistan. There is a small dry port with basic facilities in Aqina, which includes a

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where about a dozen

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s can be parked.

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@ Pajhwok Afghan News.
Information on Aqina rail station with photos
Populated places in Faryab Province Afghanistan–Turkmenistan border crossings Long stubs with short prose {{Faryab-geo-stub

Rail station and heliport

See also

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