Hairatan

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Hairatan is a strategic border town in northern Afghanistan that serves as a key trade and transport hub linking the country with Uzbekistan across the Amu Darya River.

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Hairatan canonical 4

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf border town
town
administrativeDivision Hairatan town
bordersCountry Uzbekistan
borderType river border
connectedByRailTo Mazar-i-Sharif
Termez
connectedByRoadTo Mazar-i-Sharif
connectsToCity Termez
connectsToCountry Uzbekistan
country Afghanistan
distanceToMazar-i-Sharif_km approximately 75
geopoliticalSignificance key crossing on Afghanistan–Uzbekistan border
link between Afghanistan and Central Asia
hasBorderCheckpointName Hairatan border crossing
hasBorderCrossingWith Uzbekistan
hasBridge Afghanistan–Uzbekistan Friendship Bridge
hasCargoFacilities yes
hasCustomsFacilities yes
hasEconomicActivity customs brokerage
trade
transport services
warehousing
hasRailTerminal yes
hasTransportInfrastructure highway
railway
hasTransportRole key trade hub
key transport hub
isPartOf Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
languageMajority Dari Persian
linked to: Persian language

Uzbek
locatedIn Balkh Province
locatedInRegion northern Afghanistan
locatedOnBorderFeature Amu Darya River
linked to: Amu Darya
locatedOnRiver Amu Darya
nearbyMajorCity Mazar-i-Sharif
partOfTradeCorridor Central Asia–South Asia trade routes
Northern Corridor of Afghanistan
religionMajority Islam
strategicImportance key logistics node for Central Asia–Afghanistan trade
major gateway for Afghan imports and exports
timezone UTC+4:30
usedFor construction materials imports
foodstuffs imports
fuel imports
transit of humanitarian aid

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