Asian Highway 48 or AH48 is a transnational route in
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 ...
and
Bhutan
Bhutan (; dz, འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, Druk Yul ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan,), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is situated in the Eastern Himalayas, between China in the north and India in the south. A mountainou ...
, running from Changrabandha in India to
Thimphu
Thimphu (; dz, ཐིམ་ཕུག ) is the capital and largest city of Bhutan. It is situated in the western central part of Bhutan, and the surrounding valley is one of Bhutan's ''dzongkhags'', the Thimphu District. The ancient capital city ...
in Bhutan.
India
India/Bangladesh border at Changrabandha to Jaigaon at India/Bhutan border.
* Changrabandha -
Mainaguri
Mainaguri is a town and a municipality in the Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is known as the "Gateway of the Dooars" and is a regionally significant tourist destination for "Jalp ...
* Dhupguri - Mainaguri
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Gairkata
Gairkata is a census town in the Dhupguri CD block in the Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the native town of prominent Bengali writer Samaresh Majumdar, poet and journalist Bi ...
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Dhupguri
Dhupguri is a town and a municipality of Jalpaiguri district near Jaldhaka River in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
General
Dhupguri has an average elevation of 80 metres (262 feet), and is a municipality in the Jalpaigur ...
* Birpara - Gairkata
* Birpara - Hasimara
* Hasimara - Jaigaon
Bhutan
India/Bhutan border at Phuentsholing to national capital Thimphu. AH48 is also the national highway number given for this route.
See also
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AH2
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List of Asian Highways
References
External links Treaty on Asian Highways with routes
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Asian Highway Network
Roads in India
Transport in Bhutan