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| جاده 73 | |
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| Route information | |
Part of  AH70 | |
| Length | 75 km (47 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| From | Incheh Borun, Golestan  Turkmenistan |
  Road 18 | |
| To | Gorgan, Golestan    Road 22 |
| Location | |
| Provinces | Golestan |
| Major cities | Aq Qala, Golestan |
| Highway system | |
| Highways in Iran | |
Road 73 is a road in Golestan Province of northern Iran. [1] It connects the Turkmenistan border crossing to Aq Qala and Gorgan in Golestan Province.
This road is part of Asian Highway, signed AH70.
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Turkmenistan, also known as Turkmenia, officially the Republic of Turkmenistan, is a country in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ashgabat is the capital and largest city of the country. The population of the country is about 6 million, the lowest of the Central Asian republics. Turkmenistan is one of the most sparsely populated nations in Asia. Citizens of Turkmenistan are known as Turkmenistanis, Turkmenians or Turkmens.
Semnan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the north of the country, and its center is Semnan. The province of Semnan covers an area of 96,816 square kilometers and stretches along the Alborz mountain range and borders to Dasht-e Kavir desert in its southern parts.
Turkmens, also known as Turkmen Turks, are a Turkic ethnic group native to Central Asia, living mainly in Turkmenistan, northern and northeastern regions of Iran and Afghanistan. Sizeable groups of Turkmens are found also in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and the North Caucasus. They speak the Turkmen language, which is classified as a part of the Eastern Oghuz branch of the Turkic languages. Examples of other Oghuz languages are Turkish, Azerbaijani, Qashqai, Gagauz, Khorasani, and Salar.
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Serhetabat is a city and administrative center of Serhetabat District, Mary Province, Turkmenistan, in the valley of the Kushka River. The population was 5,200 in 1991. It is immediately opposite Torghundi, Afghanistan, with which it is connected by a road and a 1,520 mm gauge railway.
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Qizlar is a village in Atrak Rural District, Dashli Borun District, Gonbad-e Qabus County, Golestan Province, Iran, near the border with Turkmenistan, to the north. At the 2006 census, its population was 427, in 87 families.
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Chenarli is a village in Maraveh Tappeh Rural District, in the Central District of Maraveh Tappeh County, Golestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 568, in 105 families. People; Turkmen. They migrated from Turkmenistan since Sovient Union were govern on Turkmenistan and killing Muslims
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