Milak, Sistan and Baluchestan

Milak ميلك
village
Milak
Coordinates: 30°58′12″N 61°48′33″E
Country	Iran
Province	Sistan and Baluchestan
County	Hirmand
Bakhsh	Central
Rural District	Jahanabad
Elevation [1]	478 m (1,571 ft)
Population  (2006)
• Total	2,385
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Milak (Persian: ميلك, also Romanized as Mīlak)^[2] is a village in Jahanabad Rural District, in the Central District of Hirmand County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,385, in 444 families.^[3]

Milak is situated on the Afghanistan-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 in Afghanistan, Milak lost importance in the transit of goods to Afghanistan. In recent years, Afghanistan, Iran and India have agreed to reactivate the Milak route by building a new international logistics hub in Chabahar, connected to Milak.

In 2004, the governments of Iran and Afghanistan officially reopened the Milak-Zaranj border crossing,^[4] which is heavily used today.^[5]

There is also a project for a railway connection to Chabahar via Zahedan.

The Milak-Zaranj Bridge crosses the Helmand River.^[6]

References

1. "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Milak, Iran". Archived from the original on 2007-11-13. Retrieved 2009-06-24. Location of Milak - Falling Rain Genomics
2. Milak can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3074997" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
4. "Expanding Afghan Road Transit Routes" (PDF). Iran Daily. February 24, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2009.
5. Return of Undocumented Afghans: Weekly Situation Report: 26 August - 01 September 2018 (PDF) (Report). International Organization for Migration. 26 August 2018.
6. "A first: Indian wheat in Afghan city via Chabahar". The Tribune. New Delhi.

External links

• http://www.unece.org/trans/doc/.../ECE-TRANS-WP5-GE2-02-pres07e.pdf^{[permanent dead link‍]}
• Rubin, Barnett R.; Armstrong, Andrea (2003). "Regional Issues in the Reconstruction of Afghanistan". World Policy Journal. 20 (1): 31–40.
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