Iran has an extensive
transportation system with vast
and effective road, rail, and
air transportation networks
which connect every point of the
country to the rest, and to the
borders and beyond. It also has
fully equipped ports both on the
Caspian sea and particularly on
the Persian Gulf and the sea of
Oman which link the country to
the rest of the world. The main
way for transportation in Iran
is by road. The whole networks
of the roads are freeways, express ways, main roads and
bypasses.
Railways: Total: 5,600 km
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broad gauge:
94 km 1.676-m gauge. |
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standard gauge:
5,506 km 1.435-m
gauge (146 km
electrified) |
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Note: broad
gauge track is
employed at the
borders with
Azerbaijan and
Turkmenistan which
have broad-gauge
rail systems (2001) |
Highways: Total: 140,200 km
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paved: 49,440 km (including 470 km of expressways). |
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unpaved:
90,760 km (1998
est.) |
Waterways:
Total: 904 km
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Note: the
Shatt al Arab is
usually navigable by
maritime traffic for
about 130 km;
channel has been
dredged to 3 m and
is in use. |
Ports and harbors:
Abadan
(largely destroyed in fighting
during 1980-88 war), Ahvaz,
Bandar 'Abbas, Bandar-e Anzali,
Bushehr, Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni,
Bandar-e Lengeh, Bandar-e
Mahshahr, Bandar-e Torkaman,
Chabahar (Bandar Beheshti),
Jazireh-ye Khark, Jazireh-ye
Lavan, Jazireh-ye Sirri,
Khorramshahr (limited operation
since November 1992), Now Shahr
Merchant marine: total: 152
ships (1,000 GRT or over)
totaling 4,097,977 GRT/7,131,688
DWT
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ships by type: bulk 49, cargo
38, chemical tanker 4,
combination bulk 1, container
10, liquefied gas 1,
multi-functional large-load
carrier 6, petroleum tanker 32,
refrigerated cargo 1, roll
on/roll off 9, short-sea
passenger 1 |
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Note: includes some
foreign-owned ships registered
here as a flag of convenience:
Singapore 1 (2000 est.) |
Airports: 317 (2000 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
Total: 117
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over 3,047 m: 38 |
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2,438 to 3,047 m: 23 |
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1,524 to 2,437 m: 25 |
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914 to 1,523 m: 24 |
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under 914 m: 7 (2000
est.) |
Airports - with unpaved
runways: Total: 200
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over 3,047 m: 2 |
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2,438 to 3,047 m: 3 |
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1,524 to 2,437 m: 13 |
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914 to 1,523 m: 122 |
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under 914 m: 60
(2000 est.) |
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Heliports: 11 (2000
est.) |
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