Freeway 7 (also known as ''Persian Gulf Highway'') is a
freeway
A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms ...
in central
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
. It starts from
Jahad Square
Jahad Rural District ( fa, دهستان جهاد) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in Hamidiyeh District, Ahvaz County, Khuzestan Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a countr ...
at the south end of
Kazemi Expressway
Kazemi Expressway starts from Zam-zam Square and goes south and ends in Jahad Square.
{{Expressways of Tehran
Expressways in Tehran ...
and
Azadegan Expressway
Azadegan Expressway or Tehran Ringway is an Limited-access road, expressway in southern Tehran. It connects Road 44 (Iran), Tehran-Mashhad Highway to Freeway 2 (Iran), Tehran-Karaj-Tabriz Freeway and Tehran-Shomal Freeway.
{{Expressways of Tehra ...
in
Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...
. It then passes
Behesht-e Zahra,
Imam Khomeini Int'l,
Qom
Qom (also spelled as "Ghom", "Ghum", or "Qum") ( fa, قم ) is the seventh largest metropolis and also the seventh largest city in Iran. Qom is the capital of Qom Province. It is located to the south of Tehran. At the 2016 census, its popul ...
,
Kashan,
Natanz,
Shahinshahr
Shahin Shahr ( fa, شاهين شهر،شایین شهر, also Romanized as Shāhīn Shahr) is a city and capital of Shahin Shahr and Meymeh County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2016 census, its population was 173,329 in 35,827 families.
Shahi ...
,
Najafabad
Najafabad ( fa, نجفآباد, also Romanized as Najafābād) is a city and capital of Najafabad County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2016 census, its population was 293,275, in 90,158 families. It is located west of Isfahan and is increas ...
and ends northeast of
Zarrinshahr
Zarrin Shahr ( fa, زرين شهر, also Romanized as Zarīn Shahr; also known as Qal‘eh Rīz, Rīz-e Lanjān, and Rīz) is a city and capital of Lenjan County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 55,984, in 15,154 fam ...
in a junction with
Road 51 and
Zobahan Freeway
Zobahan Freeway ( fa, آزادراه ذوب آهن) is a freeway in Greater Isfahan Region, Isfahan Province, Central Iran, connecting Isfahan to its southwestern suburbs and Esfahan Steel Company (known as Zobahan in Persian
Persian may refer ...
. However, there has been construction after the junction and so far, has been completed. There are also plans to connect the freeway to
Shiraz
Shiraz (; fa, شیراز, Širâz ) is the List of largest cities of Iran, fifth-most-populous city of Iran and the capital of Fars province, Fars Province, which has been historically known as Pars (Sasanian province), Pars () and Persis. As o ...
.
Tehran-Esfahan section
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Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...
-
Qom
Qom (also spelled as "Ghom", "Ghum", or "Qum") ( fa, قم ) is the seventh largest metropolis and also the seventh largest city in Iran. Qom is the capital of Qom Province. It is located to the south of Tehran. At the 2016 census, its popul ...
:5000
IRR
Esfahan-Shiraz section
References
Iran Road Maintenance & Transportation OrganizationRoad management center of IranMinistry of Roads & Urban Development of Iran
See also
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{{Transportation in Iran
7
Transport in Isfahan
Transportation in Isfahan Province
Transport in Qom
Transportation in Qom Province
Transport in Tehran
Transportation in Tehran Province