Road 68 (Iran)

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Road 68
جاده 68
Road 68 (Iran)
Route information
Part of AH70-IRN.svg AH70
Length696 km (432 mi)
Major junctions
From Ashkezar, Yazd
Zeichen 102 - Kreuzung oder Einmundung mit Vorfahrt von rechts, StVO 1970.svg Road71.png Road 71
Major intersections Road81.png Road 81
Road91.png Road 91
To Birjand, South Khorasan
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Location
Country Iran
Provinces Yazd, South Khorasan
Major cities Tabas, Yazd
Highway system

Road 68 is a road in central and eastern Iran in dry areas. It connects Yazd in Yazd Province, to Birjand in South Khorasan Province. [1] This road is part of Yazd-Mashhad Road.

Along this road is the landing site codenamed "Desert One" ( 33°04′23″N55°53′33″E / 33.07306°N 55.89250°E / 33.07306; 55.89250 ), which was part of Operation Eagle Claw - the American hostage rescue attempt.

References

  1. "نقشه راه‌های ایران با بزرگنمایی بی‌نهایت" (PDF). مشرق نیوز (in Persian). 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2019-11-02.