National Highway 208 | ||||
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208国道 | ||||
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Length | 990 km (620 mi) | |||
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From | Erenhot, Inner Mongolia | |||
To | Xichuan County, Henan | |||
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China National Highways
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China National Highway 208 (G208) runs from Erenhot, Inner Mongolia to Xichuan County, Henan province. It is 990 kilometres in length and runs south from Erenhot, via Shanxi towards Henan province.
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