Milak ( fa, ميلك, also
Romanize
Romanization or romanisation, in linguistics, is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing written text, an ...
d as Mīlak) is a village in
Jahanabad Rural District Jahanabad Rural District ( fa, دهستان جهان آباد) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in the Central District of Hirmand County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, an ...
, in the
Central District of
Hirmand County
Hirmand County ( fa, شهرستان هیرمند) is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Ira ...
,
Sistan and Baluchestan Province,
Iran
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. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,385, in 444 families.
Milak is situated on the
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...
-Iran border. It is one of the major junctions that connects land-locked Afghanistan to international waters through Iran. After the collapse of the
Taliban government
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in Afghanistan, Milak lost importance in the transit of goods to Afghanistan. In recent years, Afghanistan, Iran and
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
have agreed to reactivate the Milak route by building a new international
logistics
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hub in
Chabahar, connected to Milak.
In 2004, the governments of Iran and Afghanistan officially reopened the Milak-
Zaranj
Zaranj or Zarang ( Persian/Pashto/ bal, زرنج) is a city in southwestern Afghanistan, near the border with Iran, which has a population of 160,902 people as of 2015. It is the capital of Nimruz Province and is linked by highways with Lashkarga ...
border crossing, which is heavily used today.
There is also a project for a railway connection to
Chabahar via
Zahedan
Zahedan ( Balochi and fa, , ' ) is a city and capital of Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2016 census, its population was 587,730.
The city was the site of a deadly crackdown in October 2022, with dozens citizens killed by pro- ...
.
The Milak-Zaranj Bridge crosses the
Helmand River
The Helmand River (also spelled Helmend, or Helmund, Hirmand; Pashto/ Persian: ; Greek: ' (''Etýmandros''); Latin: ') is the longest river in Afghanistan and the primary watershed for the endorheic Sistan Basin. It emerges in the Sanglak ...
.
References
External links
* http://www.unece.org/trans/doc/.../ECE-TRANS-WP5-GE2-02-pres07e.pdf
* https://www.jstor.org/stable/40209845
* http://www.e-ariana.com/.../62DF31C4E4CBE0F487256CB8007A27FA?..
Populated places in Hirmand County
Afghanistan–Iran border crossings
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