Salang Tunnel

Afghanistan / Parwan / Jabal-os-Saraj /
 road, tunnel
Important road link between Kabul and northern Afghanistan was built by Soviet Union in 1964. This tunnel was the highest in the world when opened; it remains the third highest. It was nearly impassable during the '90s but has been reopened and expanded in 2004 to handle two-way traffic.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salang_Tunnel
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Coordinates:   35°18'51"N   69°2'13"E
This article was last modified 12 years ago