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| From | Baghdad |
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| Country | Iraq |
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Highway 3 is an Iraqi highway which extends from Baghdad to Baqubah, and then it begins again[ citation needed ][ further explanation needed ] from Irbil to Haji Umran Border Crossing to Iran, where it connects to Iranian Road 26. [1]
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