Gur-e Mar

Gur-e Mar
Gur-e Mar

Location in Afghanistan

Coordinates: 36°43′42″N 67°16′5″E / 36.72833°N 67.26806°ECoordinates: 36°43′42″N 67°16′5″E / 36.72833°N 67.26806°E
Country  Afghanistan
Province Balkh Province
Time zone + 4.30

Gur-e Mar is a village in Balkh Province in northern Afghanistan.[1]

On January 22, 2010, the construction was started of a 75 km rail link from Hairatan near the border with Uzbekistan to a terminal at Gur-e Mar. The project is contractually scheduled for completion by June 2011. [2] [3]


References

  1. "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
  2. "Hairatan to Mazar-i-Sharif railway"
  3. "Construction of Afghan railway launched". Railway Gazette International. 2010-01-27. Retrieved 2010-02-24.

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