# Gur-e Mar

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''' Gur-e Mar''' is a [village](/source/village) in [Balkh Province](/source/Balkh_Province) in northern [Afghanistan](/source/Afghanistan).<ref>{{cite web| url=http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz/geonames4.asp |title=NGA GeoName Database |publisher=[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency](/source/National_Geospatial-Intelligence_Agency) |accessdate=2008-06-20 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080608190852/http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz/geonames4.asp <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-06-08}}</ref>

On January 22, 2010, the construction was started of a 75&nbsp;km rail link from [Hairatan](/source/Hairatan) near the border with [Uzbekistan](/source/Uzbekistan) to a terminal at Gur-e Mar. The project is contractually scheduled for completion by June 2011.<ref>[http://www.andrewgrantham.co.uk/afghanistan/railways/hairatan-to-mazar-i-sharif/ "Hairatan to Mazar-i-Sharif railway"]</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Construction of Afghan railway launched|date=2010-01-27|accessdate=2010-02-24|publisher=Railway Gazette International|url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view//construction-of-afghan-railway-launched.html|archive-date=2010-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100303120352/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/construction-of-afghan-railway-launched.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[Balkh Province](/source/Balkh_Province)

==References== 
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==External links==
*[http://www.maplandia.com/afghanistan/balkh/gur-e-mar/ Satellite map at Maplandia.com]

Category:Populated places in Balkh Province

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