Aba Saleh al-Mahdi tunnel explained

Location:	Iran
Pushpin Map:	Iran#Central Asia
Route:	Yasuj
Length:	2.610 Km
Lanes:	2
Width:	8 meters

The Aba Saleh al-Mahdi Tunnel is a highway tunnel in Asia running under the Zagros Mountains in the Eqlid, Fars Province of Iran.^[1] This tunnel is one of the largest in Iran and the Middle East. It was completed on June 27, 2013.^[2] and is 2.61km (01.62miles) long and 8meters wide.It reduces the route from Eqlid to Yasuj by 10km (10miles) andconnects the district of Eqlid with the district of Chahar Dange.^[3]

The tunnel was in part built as an alternative route from Eqlid to the district of Chahar Dange, shortening the trip by about 20 minutes. By the order of Ayatollah Seyyed and the help of some religious people, they constructed this tunnel.^[4]

Notes and References

1. News: Aba Saleh al-Mahdi Tunnel opened soon . fa. ISNA . 2015-12-11.
2. News: Aba Saleh al-Mahdi Tunnel . fa . iribnews.ir . 2015-12-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208052820/http://www.iribnews.ir/NewsBody.aspx?ID=32637 . 2015-12-08 . dead .
3. News: about Aba Saleh al-Mahdi Tunnel . fa. iribnews.ir . 2015-12-11.
4. Web site: about Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Mohammad Bagher Movahed Abtahi . fa . Shafaqna . 9 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222163839/http://shafaqna.com/persian/services/islam-world/item/65419-%D8%A2%DB%8C%D8%AA%E2%80%8C%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B7%D8%AD%D9%8A-%D8%AF%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%B0%D8%B4%D8%AA . 22 December 2015 . dead .