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Roads in Kazakhstan

A list of roads in Kazakhstan.

Systems

current system

On 30 October 2024, a ministerial order by the government of Kazakhstan overhauled and changed the road nubmering system of the country for all classifications. The previous classification and number of "highways of international" and "republican" significance (M, A, and P) were abolished and a new system was introduced.

The new system consists of two categories:

  • KAZ – highways of international or republican significance; providing connection between regions of Kazakhstan (and possibly to a neighboring states)
  • KZ## – highways of international or republican significance, where the ## would be two digits corresponding to each region's code (matching license plate codes); providing connection within each of Kazakhstan (and possibly to a neighboring states)

The total length of these roads is 24,910.91 km.

Inter-regional Highways

The total length of these roads is 16,554.09 km.

Below is a list of these inter-regional highways of international or republican significance:

Intra-regional Highways

The total length of these roads is 8,356.82 km.

Below is a list of these intra-regional highways of international or republican significance, organized by their corresponding region:

Previous Systems

2015 - 2024

The codes were in Latin, and thus, transliteration is not required (for example writing "P" as "R"). The highways of general government ("Republican") Significance were divided into three groups whose names differ by a code letter:

  • М – highways of international significance; their names and kilometer was retained by the road network of the Soviet Union
  • A – highways of international significance; their names were changed from the 3-digit numbering of the Soviet system, being replaced by sequential numbering, A01 to A26
  • P – highways of republican importance; P01 to P66

International highways

National Highways

Regional Highways

The Soviet System

The Soviet highway numbering system, implemented in 1982, was the first which the abovementioned 3-tiered national system (as well as a local system). "M" numbers, highways of Union (and later, "international" significance) were either 1 or 2 digits, and in Kazakhstan these were retained until the 2024 overhaul. "A" nubmers consisted of 3 digits and consituted a 2nd tier set of highways of Union/international signficance. The "P" numbers (highways of republican significance, numbers that started from 1 and went up in each individual republic) were a 3rd tier of highway numbering. In Kazakhstan, the "A" and "P" road nubmers were scrapped, and a new set of "A" and "P" numbers were introduced, starting from A-1 and P-1 respectively, going upwards.

Highway of local significance

There are also highways of local significance. Each of Kazakhstan's regions' highways have their own specific codes. The codes are in Latin, and thus, transliteration is not required. Within each region, highways in each specific district are further designated with an additional two-letter prefix.

Asian Highways

Several of the highway of the Asian Highway Network cross Tajikistan. These include the following:

License plate Code

References

See also