Road 12 is a

road A road is a thoroughfare used primarily for movement of traffic. Roads differ from streets, whose primary use is local access. They also differ from stroads, which combine the features of streets and roads. Most modern roads are paved. Th ...

in northern

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 ...

south of

Aras River The Aras is a transboundary river in the Caucasus. It rises in eastern Turkey and flows along the borders between Turkey and Armenia, between Turkey and the Nakhchivan exclave of Azerbaijan, between Iran and both Azerbaijan and Armenia, and, fin ...

connecting Bazargan to Poldasht, Jolfa,

Parsabad Parsabad () is a city in the Central District of Parsabad County of Ardabil province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Parsabad is Iran's northernmost city. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 Nat ...

and

Bileh Savar Bileh Savar () is a city in the Central District of Bileh Savar County, Ardabil province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. The city is the site of a border crossing with Republic of Azerbaijan. Bileh Savar was ...

. The road has strategic importance for the

Republic of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russi ...

, since it is the shortest land-based link connecting

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by ...

-proper to Nakhjavan via

- Julfa section.

References

External links

Iran map (Road)
on Worldometers Roads in Iran {{Iran-road-stub