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Asian Highway Handbook


Author(s): Transport Division (TD)
Economic Sector(s): (1) Road transport
ESCAP Reference No.: ST/ESCAP/2303
Division/Office: Transport
Published Date: 22 December 2003
Country: {Non-country Specific Publication}
Hard Copy Price: US$ 35.00


The Asian Highway is an ESCAP initiative to promote international transport in the region. With a total of over 140,000 kilometres, the Asian Highway is playing an increasingly important role in bringing people together through trade and travel and enables countries to fully participate in the global economy. This handbook provides practical information on the Asian Highway routes in ESCAP member countries, including maps, itineraries, distances, and photographs. The publication also features descriptions of major natural and cultural tourism attractions along the route.




TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

I.          INTRODUCTION TO THE ASIAN HIGHWAY……………….

1

 

 

1.       Concept of the Asian Highway Network………………………………

1

2.       Identifying the Network……………………………………………….

2

3.       Current status of the Asian Highway…………………………………..

3

4.       Formalization of the Asian Highway Network………………………..

7

5.       Promotion of the Asian Highway……………………………………...

9

6.       A Vision of the Future…………………………………………………

10

 

II.        ASIAN HIGHWAY ROUTES IN MEMBER COUNTRIES…...

16

 

 

1.   Afghanistan…………………………………………………………….

16

2.   Armenia………………………………………………………………..

19

3.   Azerbaijan……………………………………………………………...

21

4.   Bangladesh…………………………………………………………….

23

5.   Bhutan………………………………………………………………….

27

6.   Cambodia………………………………………………………………

29

7.   China…………………………………………………………………...

32

8.   Democratic People’s Republic of Korea……………………

36

9.   Georgia………………………………………………………………...

38

10.  India……………………………………………………………………

41

11.  Indonesia……………………………………………………………….

45

12.  Islamic Republic of Iran……………………………………………….

49

13.  Japan…………………………………………………………………...

53

14.  Kazakhstan…………………………………………………………….

56

15.  Kyrgyzstan……………………………………………………………..

60

16.  Lao People’s Democratic Republic……………………………

63

17.  Malaysia……………………………………………………………….

66

18.  Mongolia……………………………………………………………….

70

19.  Myanmar……………………………………………………………….

74

20.  Nepal…………………………………………………………………...

78

21.  Pakistan………………………………………………………………...

81

22.  Philippines……………………………………………………………..

85

23.  Republic of Korea…………………………………………………..

88

24.  Russian Federation…………………………………………………

91

25.  Singapore………………………………………………………………

96

26.  Sri Lanka………………………………………………………………

98

27.  Tajikistan………………………………………………………………

101

28.  Thailand……………………………………………………………..…

104

29.  Turkey………………………………………………………………….

108

30.  Turkmenistan…………………………………………………………..

112

31.  Uzbekistan……………………………………………………………..

115

32.  Viet Nam………………………………………………………………

118

 

 

Annex: Sources of data and photographs…………………………

122

 




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