GT Road

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GT Road, or Grand Trunk Road, is one of South Asia’s oldest and longest major highways, historically linking key cities across present-day Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh.

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GT Road canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf highway
historic road
transport infrastructure
alsoKnownAs GT Road
Grand Trunk Road (South Asia)
linked to: Grand Trunk Road
connects Bay of Bengal
Central Asia
Eastern India
linked to: eastern India

Northern India
linked to: northern India
constructedInPeriod ancient period
continent Asia
country Afghanistan
Bangladesh
India
Pakistan
culturalSignificance symbol of historical connectivity in South Asia
economicSignificance major corridor for trade and transport in South Asia
followsRouteThrough Aligarh
Allahabad
Ambala
Amritsar
Asansol
Bardhaman
linked to: Burdwan

Delhi
Dhaka
Dhanbad
Gaya
Ghaziabad
Jalandhar
Jessore
Kabul
Kanpur
Kolkata
linked to: Calcutta

Lahore
Ludhiana
Mughalsarai
linked to: Chandauli

Peshawar
Rawalpindi
Varanasi
historicalLength over 2,400 km
historicalName Badshahi Sadak
Sadak-e-Azam
Uttarapatha
modernHighwayOverlap N-5 National Highway (Pakistan)
National Highway 19 (India)
National Highway 44 (India)
purpose military route
postal route
trade route
region South Asia
significantDevelopmentUnder British Raj
linked to: British India

Maurya Empire
Mughal Empire
Sher Shah Suri
terminus Chittagong
Kabul

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Peshawar hasNotableRoad GT Road
Grand Trunk Road alsoKnownAs GT Road
subject linked to: GT Road