AH8
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 Map of AH8 in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Length | 4,907 km (3,049 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| North end | Torfyanovka, Russia | |||
| South end | Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni, Iran | |||
| Location | ||||
| Countries |  Russia Azerbaijan Iran | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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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
A 181 / E18: (
Finland 
E18) - Torfyanovka - Vyborg - Saint Petersburg
M 10 / E105 (or 
M 11): Saint Petersburg - Moscow
M 4 / E119: Moscow - Kashira
R 22 / E119: Kashira - Tambov-Borisoglesk(
E38) - Volgograd (Start of Concurrency 
E40) - Astrakhan(End Of Concurrency E40)
R 215 / E119: Astrakhan ( E40) - Kochubey - Kizlyar - Babayurt
R 217 / E119: Babayurt - Khasavyurt - Mahachkala (
E50) - Yarag-Kazmalyar (border with Azerbaijan)
A little different route from E119 is, that E119 has bypassed Babayurt, but AH8 continue runs through it.
Azerbaijan
M 1: (border with Russia) Samur - Sumgayit - Baku
Baku Ring Highway: Baku
M 2: Baku (Start of Concurrency with 
E60) - Ələt (
E002, End of Concurrency with E60)
M 3: Ələt ( E60 E002) - Biləsuvar - Astara (End of Concurrency with European Routes)
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)
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