GT Road

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GT Road, or Grand Trunk Road, is one of South Asia’s oldest and longest major highways, historically linking key cities across present-day Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh.

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GT Road canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf highway
historic road
transport infrastructure
alsoKnownAs GT Road
Grand Trunk Road
surface form: Grand Trunk Road (South Asia)
connects Bay of Bengal
Central Asia
eastern India
surface form: Eastern India

northern India
surface form: Northern India
constructedInPeriod ancient period
continent Asia
country Afghanistan
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh

India
Pakistan
culturalSignificance symbol of historical connectivity in South Asia
economicSignificance major corridor for trade and transport in South Asia
followsRouteThrough Aligarh
Allahabad
Ambala
Amritsar
Asansol
Burdwan
surface form: Bardhaman

Delhi
Dhaka
Dhanbad
Gaya
Ghaziabad
Jalandhar
Jessore
Kabul
Kanpur
Calcutta
surface form: Kolkata

Lahore
Ludhiana
Chandauli
surface form: Mughalsarai

Peshawar
Rawalpindi
Varanasi
historicalLength over 2,400 km
historicalName Badshahi Sadak
Sadak-e-Azam
Uttarapatha
modernHighwayOverlap N-5 National Highway (Pakistan)
National Highway 19 (India)
National Highway 44 (India)
purpose military route
postal route
trade route
region South Asia
significantDevelopmentUnder British India
surface form: British Raj

Maurya Empire
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire

Sher Shah Suri
terminus Chittagong
Kabul

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Peshawar hasNotableRoad GT Road
GT Road alsoKnownAs GT Road
subject surface form: Grand Trunk Road