The Aba Saleh al-Mahdi Tunnel is a highway tunnel in
Asia running under the
Zagros Mountains in the
Eqlid,
Fars Province of
Iran.
This tunnel is one of the largest in Iran and the
Middle East. It was completed on June 27, 2013. and is long and wide.
It reduces the route from Eqlid to
Yasuj by and
connects the district of
Eqlid with the district of Chahar Dange.
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.
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Road tunnels in Iran
Tunnels completed in 2013