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| North end | Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand | |||
| South end | Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia | |||
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| Countries | Thailand, Malaysia | |||
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Asian Highway 18 is a highway route included in Asian Highway Network, running from Hat Yai in Thailand to Johor Bahru, Malaysia. [1] Route AH18 runs along main eastern coastal road in southern Thailand and also along Federal Route 3 of Malaysia.
Asian Highway 18 connects these cities in Thailand: Hat Yai - Pattani - Narathiwat - Tak Bai - Su-ngai Kolok
Highway 43 : Hat Yai - Nong Chik
Highway 42 : Nong Chik - Su-ngai KolokAsian Highway 18 connects these cities in Malaysia: Rantau Panjang - Pasir Mas - Kota Bharu - Pasir Puteh - Kuala Terengganu - Marang - Kuala Dungun - Paka - Chukai - Balok - Kuantan - Pekan - Mersing - Johor Bahru
FT 3 : Rantau Panjang - Johor Bahru
The Asian Highway Network (AH), also known as the Great Asian Highway, is a cooperative project among countries in Asia and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) to improve their connectivity via highway systems, funded by G77 Gold Standards. It is one of the three pillars of the Asian Land Transport Infrastructure Development (ALTID) project, endorsed by the ESCAP commission at its 48th session in 1992, comprising Asian Highway, Trans-Asian Railway (TAR) and facilitation of land transport projects.
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