Makran Coastal Highway

E365553

highway road transport infrastructure

Makran Coastal Highway is a major coastal road in Pakistan that links the port city of Gwadar with Karachi along the Arabian Sea, boosting regional trade and tourism.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Makran Coastal Highway canonical	4

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	highway ⓘ road ⓘ transport infrastructure ⓘ
adjacentTo	Arabian Sea coast ⓘ surface form: Arabian Sea coastline
connects	Gwadar ⓘ Karachi ⓘ
connectsTo	Karachi–Quetta–Chaman highway network via Karachi ⓘ inland roads to Turbat and other Makran towns ⓘ
constructionStart	early 2000s ⓘ
country	Pakistan ⓘ
crosses	Hingol River NERFINISHED ⓘ
economicRole	facilitates movement of goods along Pakistan’s southern coast ⓘ supports development of Gwadar Port ⓘ
followsCoastOf	Arabian Sea ⓘ
hasBridgeOver	Hingol River NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLength	approximately 653 km ⓘ
hazard	landslides and erosion in hilly coastal stretches ⓘ susceptible to flash floods in some sections ⓘ
impact	enhanced security presence along Makran coast ⓘ reduced travel time between Karachi and Gwadar ⓘ
improvedAccessTo	remote coastal settlements of Balochistan ⓘ
lanes	two-lane road in most sections ⓘ
locatedIn	Balochistan, Pakistan ⓘ Sindh ⓘ surface form: Sindh, Pakistan
maintainedBy	National Highway Authority of Pakistan ⓘ
namedAfter	Makran coast ⓘ surface form: Makran region
opened	2004 ⓘ
partOf	National Highway Network of Pakistan ⓘ
passesNear	Hingol National Park ⓘ Ormara ⓘ Pasni ⓘ
passesThroughRegion	Makran coast ⓘ
purpose	boost regional trade ⓘ improve connectivity between Karachi and Gwadar ⓘ promote tourism ⓘ
regionServed	Karachi ⓘ surface form: Karachi metropolitan area southern Balochistan ⓘ
roadType	paved highway ⓘ
routeNumber	N-10 ⓘ
strategicImportance	links Gwadar to rest of Pakistan’s road network ⓘ supports China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) connectivity ⓘ
terminusA	Karachi ⓘ
terminusB	Gwadar ⓘ
tourismAttraction	beaches ⓘ coastal scenery ⓘ rocky cliffs ⓘ
usedFor	commercial transport ⓘ passenger travel ⓘ tourist excursions ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gwadar → connectedBy → Makran Coastal Highway ⓘ

Lasbela District → hasMajorHighway → Makran Coastal Highway ⓘ

National Highway Network of Pakistan → includes → Makran Coastal Highway ⓘ

southern Balochistan → strategicProject → Makran Coastal Highway ⓘ

subject surface form: Southern Balochistan