Asian Highway 43 (AH43) is a route of the Asian Highway Network, running 3,024 kilometres (1,879 mi) from Asian Highway 1 in Agra, India[1] to Matara in Sri Lanka.[2]
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| Length | 3,024 km (1,879 mi) | |||
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| North end | Agra, Uttar Pradesh | |||
 AH46 Nagpur | ||||
| South end | Matara | |||
| Location | ||||
| Countries | India, Sri Lanka | |||
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Route
editIt passes through Indian cities of Agra (AH1), Gwalior (AH47), Sagar, Nagpur (AH46), Hyderabad, Chikkaballapur and Bangalore (AH45, AH47), Madurai. The road briefly ends at Rameswaram before starting in Sri Lanka at Talaimannar and passes through Mannar, Anuradhapura, Dambulla (AH44), Kurunegala, Kandy, Colombo, Galle and Matara.
India
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The route shares some portions of various Indian National Highways. The route passes through Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu.
NH 44 Agra to Madurai
NH 85 Madurai to Manamadurai
NH 87 Manamadurai to Dhanushkodi
Sri Lanka
editThe route shares portions of the following Sri Lankan highways:[3]
Junctions
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See also
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edit- ^ Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2003 Asian Highway Handbook Archived 2012-04-14 at the Wayback Machine, 2003, page 41
- ^ Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2003 Asian Highway Handbook Archived 2012-04-14 at the Wayback Machine, 2003, page 98
- ^ a b c d http://www.unescap.org/ttdw/common/TIS/AH/files/wgm4/Countries/Status/SriLanka.pdf[permanent dead link] Status Paper on Asian Highway Sri Lanka