AH48

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Tabliczka AH48.svg
Asian Highway 48
Route information
Length276 km (171 mi)
Major junctions
South endChangrabandha (India/Bangladesh Border)
North end Thimphu
Location
Countries India, Bhutan
Highway system
← Tabliczka AH47.svg AH47 → Tabliczka AH51.svg AH51

Asian Highway 48 or AH48 is a transnational route in India and Bhutan, running 276 kilometres (171 mi) from Changrabandha in India to Thimphu in Bhutan. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

India

India/Bangladesh border at Changrabandha to Jaigaon at India/Bhutan border. [4] [5]

Bhutan

India/Bhutan border at Phuentsholing to national capital Thimphu. AH48 is also the national highway number given for this route. [6]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Asian Highway Handbook" (PDF). New York. 2003. Retrieved 12 Dec 2018.
  2. ↑ "Asian Highway Route Map" (PDF). Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific . Retrieved 12 Dec 2018.
  3. ↑ "Status paper on Asian Highway - Bhutan" (PDF). UNESCAP . Retrieved 12 Dec 2018.
  4. ↑ "Asian Highway Database - Country wise". UNESCAP . Retrieved 12 Dec 2018.
  5. ↑ "Asian Highway route map in India" (PDF). UNESCAP . Retrieved 12 Dec 2018.
  6. ↑ "Asian Highway route map in Bhutan" (PDF). UNESCAP . Retrieved 12 Dec 2018.
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