Aba Saleh al-Mahdi tunnel
 South portal of the Aba Saleh al-Mahdi Tunnel. | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Location | Iran |
| Route | Yasuj |
| Technical | |
| Length | 2.610 Km |
| Number of lanes | 2 |
| Width | 8 meters |
The Aba Saleh al-Mahdi Tunnel is a highway tunnel in Asia running under the Zagros Mountains in the Eqlid, Fars Province of Iran.[1] This tunnel is one of the largest in Iran and the Middle East. It was completed on June 27, 2013.[2] and is 2.610 kilometres (1.622 mi) long and 8 meters (26 ft) wide. It reduces the route from Eqlid to Yasuj by 10 km (6.2 mi) and connects the district of Eqlid with the district of Chahar Dange.[3]
The tunnel was in part built as an alternative route from Eqlid to the district of Chahar Dange, shortening the trip by about 20 minutes. By the order of Ayatollah Seyyed Mohammad Bagher Movahed Abtahi and the help of some religious people, they constructed this tunnel.[4]
References
- ↑ "Aba Saleh al-Mahdi Tunnel opened soon" (in Persian). ISNA. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
- ↑ "Aba Saleh al-Mahdi Tunnel" (in Persian). iribnews.ir. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
- ↑ "about Aba Saleh al-Mahdi Tunnel" (in Persian). iribnews.ir. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
- ↑ "about Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Mohammad Bagher Movahed Abtahi". Shafaqna (in Persian). Retrieved 9 December 2015.
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