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The Iran–Pakistan border (Persian: مرز ایران و پاکستان; Urdu: ایران پاکستان سرحد), is the international boundary that separates Iran and Pakistan. It demarcates the Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan from the Pakistani province of Balochistan , and spans 909 kilometres (565 miles) in length.
In May 2019, Pakistan approved $18.6 Million funds to fence border with Iran. [9] In September 2021, Pakistan approved $58.5 Million additional funds for border fencing. [10] As of mid-2021, Pakistan has fenced 46% of border and is expected to be fully fenced by December 2021. [11] As of January 2022, Pakistan has fenced 80% of border.
With a total of 2,440 kilometres (1,520 mi) coastline, it has maritime borders with 6 other countries: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman. [1] The Iran-Turkey border has a 376 kilometres (234 mi) moat, along with a 4 metres (13 ft) high concrete wall. [2]
It is one of Pakistan's border crossings with Iran. It is by either road or rail over 500 km (310 mi) from Quetta. It is 62 kilometres (39 mi) northeast of the thermally active dark peak or small massif also called Taftan, wholly in Iran. At its western extreme, the border crossing point of Iran is Mirjaveh.
Pakistan shares its borders with four neighboring countries—People's Republic of China, Afghanistan, India, and Iran—while Tajikistan is separated by the narrow Wakhan Corridor. Additionally, Pakistan shares maritime boundaries with India and Iran and has close maritime proximity with Oman across the Arabian Sea , which plays a crucial role ...
Pakistan and Iran set up the first such border market in southwestern Pakistan's Baluchistan province last year, promising to set up five more such markets under a 2012 agreement.
Its length is 632 kilometers (393 mi) to the Iranian border, a few kilometers further west of that station. It has 10 active stations of which 7 are in Pakistan and 3 are in Iran. Many or all main services since 1940 (and 1922 to 1931) terminate on the natural continuation in eastern Iran at the high city of Zahedan , which sees a change of ...
The Khunjerab Pass is the only modern-day border crossing between China and Pakistan which can be accessed via the Karakoram Highway. The actual immigration of the respective countries is cleared in Sost, Pakistan and Tashkurgan, China , around 100 kilometres (62 mi) from the Khunjerab Pass .