Ghalajeh tunnel (

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: تونل قلاجه) or Arba'een tunnel is a tunnel half of which is located in

Eyvan County Eyvan County, alternately spelled Eywan or Aivan ( fa, شهرستان ایوان, ''Shahrestān-e Eyvan'') is located in Ilam province, Iran. The capital of the county is Eyvan. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 47,380, in 10,040 ...

in Ilam Province and the other half in Gwawar District of Gilan-e Gharb County in Kermanshah Province of

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. It connects Ilam Province northward to Kermanshah Province. Inaugurated in 2017 with a length of 2.500 meters, it was the third longest tunnel in Iran at the time. By eliminating Ghalajeh Mountain Pass, the tunnel has made the route 15 Kms shorter.https://newspaper.hamshahrionline.ir/id/32179/%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D9%84-%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%87-%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AD.html It is part of road 17 (Iran).

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Tunnels in Iran Eyvan County Ilam Province {{Iran-geo-stub

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