Road 99 (Iran)

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Road 99
جاده 99
Road 99 (Iran)
Route information
Part of AH71-IRN.svg AH71
Length940 km (580 mi)
Major junctions
From Sarakhs, Khorasan Razavi
To Zeichen 102 - Kreuzung oder Einmundung mit Vorfahrt von rechts, StVO 1970.svg Iran First Level Road 95.png Road 95, Sistan and Baluchestan
Location
Country Iran
Provinces Khorasan Razavi, South Khorasan, Sistan and Baluchestan
Major cities Zabol, Sistan and Baluchestan
Highway system

Road 99 is the most eastern road in Iran. [1] It is a road connecting Iranian border forts to each other used to move supplies to this fort to fight drug trafficking. The only important part is the southern part connecting Zabol to Zahedan and Birjand road. It was built by emperor Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar in the 1890s to act as a military supply route for the Eastern border.

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References

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