Ghalajeh tunnel (
Persian
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: تونل قلاجه) or Arba'een tunnel is a tunnel half of which is located in
Eyvan County
Eyvan County () is in Ilam province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Eyvan.
Demographics Ethnicity
The population of Eyvan County is mainly Kurdish.
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 47,380 ...
in
Ilam province
Ilam Province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Ilam.
The province is in the western part of the country in Region 4 and covers . It shares of the border with Iraq, and also bordering on the provinces of Ke ...
and the other half in
Gwawar District
Gowavar District () is in Gilan-e Gharb County, Kermanshah province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sarmast.
Demographics Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 19,023 in 3,993 households. The f ...
of
Gilan-e Gharb County
Gilan-e Gharb County () is in Kermanshah province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Gilan-e Gharb.
Demographics Language
People in Gilan-e Gharb speak Kurdish (Kalhori).Kermanshah province
Kermanshah province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, bordering Iraq. Its capital is the city of Kermanshah.
According to a 2014 segmentation by the Ministry of Interior (Iran), Ministry of Interior, it is the center of Regions of Iran ...
of
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
. It connects Ilam Province northward to Kermanshah Province. Inaugurated in 2017 with a length of 2.500 meters, it was the third-longest tunnel in Iran. By eliminating Ghalajeh Mountain Pass, the tunnel has made the route 15 km shorter.
It is part of
road 17 (Iran)
Road 17 is a road in western Iran connecting Kermanshah via Islamabad-e-gharb and Eyvan to Ilam, Iran, Ilam and to Mehran, Ilam Province, Mehran.
See also
*Ghalajeh tunnel
*Ghalajeh Protected Area
References
External links
Iran road map .
See also
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Eyvan
Eyvan () is a city in the Central District of Eyvan County, Ilam province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
Demographics Language
The city is populated by Kurds who speak the Kalhori variety of Kurdish. Langu ...
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Eslamabad-e Gharb
Eslamabad-e Gharb (), formerly known as Shah Abad-e Gharb is a city in the Central District of Eslamabad-e Gharb County, Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is the second largest city in t ...
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Gilan-e Gharb
Gilan-e Gharb () is a city in the Central District of Gilan-e Gharb County, Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
Demographics Ethnicity
The city is populated by Kurds from the Kalhor tribe.
P ...
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Road 48
References
Tunnels in Iran
Eyvan County
Ilam province
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