AH8 explained

Country:	ASIA
Type:	AH
Route:	8
Length Km:	4907
Map Notes:	Map of AH8 in red
Map Custom:	yes
Direction A:	North
Terminus A:	Torfyanovka, Russia
Direction B:	South
Terminus B:	Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni, Iran
Countries:	Azerbaijan
Previous Type:	AH
Previous Route:	7
Next Type:	AH
Next Route:	9

Asian Highway 8 (AH8) is a road in the Asian Highway Network running 4907 km (3050 miles) from Torfyanovka, Russia to Bandar-e Shahpour, Iran. The route is as follows:

Russia

( Finland) - Torfyanovka - Vyborg - Saint Petersburg

• (or): Saint Petersburg - Moscow

Moscow - Kashira

Kashira - Tambov - Volgograd - Astrakhan

Astrakhan - Kochubey - Kizlyar - Babayurt

Babayurt - Khasavyurt - Makhachkala - border with Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

• M1 Highway: Samur - Sumgayit - Baku
• Baku Ring: Baku
• M3 Highway: Baku - Ələt - Biləsuvar - Astara

Iran

• Road 49: Astara - Rasht
• Freeway 1: Rasht - Qazvin
• Freeway 2: Qazvin - Tehran
• Freeway 5: Tehran - Saveh - Salafchegan
• Road 56: Salafchegan - Arak - Borujerd
• Road 37: Borujerd - Khorramabad
• Freeway 5: Khorramabad - Andimeshk
• Road 37: Andimeshk - Ahvaz
• Freeway 5: Ahvaz - Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni
• (When sections under construction are completed: Freeway 5: Tehran - Saveh - Salafchegan - Arak - Borujerd - Khorramabad - Andimeshk - Ahvaz - Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni)

External links

• Iran road map on Young Journalists Club