Hairatan

Uzbekistan / Surhondar / Termiz /
This port is the main import export rout between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. A single railway track has been built from Hairatan to Mazar. It is operational since Nov. 2011.Hairatan is a border town and a port in the north of Balkh province, Afghanistan. It sits along the Amu Darya river in the Kaldar district of Balkh province. The river forms the border with neighboring Uzbekistan, and the two nations are connected by the Afghanistan–Uzbekistan Friendship Bridge. The city of Termez in Uzbekistan is close to Hairatan. The altitude of Hairatan is 300m. Hairatan became one of the major transporting, shipping, and receiving location for Afghanistan.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairatan
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Coordinates:   37°12'46"N   67°25'22"E

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  • The Hairatan port sits on the Amu Darya and is linked to Termez in Uzbekistan by the strategically important Friendship Bridge.
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