Road 48 (Iran)

Road 48, unofficially called Karbala Highway, is in Markazi Province, Hamedan Province, and Kermanshah Province in western Iran.^[1][2]

Road 48
جاده 48
Route information
Part of AH2
Length	604 km (375 mi)
Major junctions
From	Saveh, Markazi Freeway 5
Major intersections	Road 65 Freeway 6 Road 37 Road 46 Road 52 Road 35 Road 21 Road 19 Road 17
To	Khosravi, Kermanshah Iraq Highway 5 (Iraq)
Location
Country	Iran
Provinces	Markazi, Hamedan, Kermanshah
Major cities	Hamedan, Hamedan Bisotun, Kermanshah Kermanshah, Kermanshah
Highway system
Highways in Iran Freeways

It is very important for Iranian government and Iranian people, since many people go to Karbala and Najaf (two Shi'a holy cities) by this road. It reaches the Khosravi international border crossing with Iraq.^[3]

Freeway 6 runs parallel to the road from Saveh to Kurijan with plans to run parallel all the way to the border with Iraq at Khosravi. It is connected to M40 of the Arab Mashreq International Road Network.

See also

• road 17