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{{Short description|Road in Asia}}
{{infobox road
| country = ASIA
| type = AH
| route = 43
| length_km = 3024
| map = 
| map_custom = 
| photo = 
| photo_alt = 
| photo_notes = 
| direction_a = North
| terminus_a = [[Agra]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| destinations = 
| direction_b = South
| terminus_b = [[Matara, Sri Lanka|Matara]]
| junction = {{Jct|country=IND|AH|46}} [[Nagpur]]
| length_notes = 
| countries = [[India]], [[Sri Lanka]]
| previous_type = AH
| previous_route = 42
| next_type = AH
| next_route = 44
}}
'''Asian Highway 43''' ('''AH43''') is a  route of the [[Asian Highway Network]], running {{convert|3024|km}} from [[AH1|Asian Highway 1]] in [[Agra]], [[India]]<ref>Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, [http://www.unescap.org/ttdw/Publications/TIS_pubs/pub_2303/Full%20version.pdf 2003 Asian Highway Handbook] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414184019/http://www.unescap.org/ttdw/Publications/TIS_pubs/pub_2303/Full%20version.pdf |date=2012-04-14 }}, 2003, page 41</ref> to [[Matara, Sri Lanka|Matara]] in [[Sri Lanka]].<ref>Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, [http://www.unescap.org/ttdw/Publications/TIS_pubs/pub_2303/Full%20version.pdf 2003 Asian Highway Handbook] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414184019/http://www.unescap.org/ttdw/Publications/TIS_pubs/pub_2303/Full%20version.pdf |date=2012-04-14 }}, 2003, page 98</ref>

==Route==
It passes through Indian cities of [[Agra]] ([[AH1]]), [[Gwalior]] ([[AH47]]), [[Sagar, Madhya Pradesh|Sagar]], [[Nagpur]] ([[AH46]]), [[Hyderabad]], [[Chikkaballapur]] and [[Bangalore]] ([[AH45]], [[AH47]]), [[Madurai]].  The road briefly ends at [[Rameswaram]] before starting in [[Sri Lanka]] at [[Talaimannar]] and passes through [[Mannar, Sri Lanka|Mannar]], [[Anuradhapura]], [[Dambulla]] ([[AH44]]), [[Kurunegala]], [[Kandy]], [[Colombo]], [[Galle]] and [[Matara, Sri Lanka|Matara]].

==India==
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The route shares some portions of various [[National highways of India|Indian National Highways]]. The route passes through Indian states of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Telangana]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Karnataka]], and [[Tamil Nadu]].
* {{jct|country=IND|NH|44}} Agra to Madurai
* {{jct|country=IND|NH|85}} Madurai to [[Manamadurai]]
* {{jct|country=IND|NH|87}} [[Manamadurai]] to [[Dhanushkodi]]

==Sri Lanka==
The route shares portions of the following Sri Lankan highways:<ref name="Sri Lanka">http://www.unescap.org/ttdw/common/TIS/AH/files/wgm4/Countries/Status/SriLanka.pdf{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Status Paper on Asian Highway Sri Lanka</ref>
* [[A14 highway (Sri Lanka)|{{Highway code (Sri Lanka)|14}}]]
* [[A9 highway (Sri Lanka)|{{Highway code (Sri Lanka)|9}}]]
* [[A6 highway (Sri Lanka)|{{Highway code (Sri Lanka)|6}}]]
* [[A10 highway (Sri Lanka)|{{Highway code (Sri Lanka)|10}}]]
* [[A1 highway (Sri Lanka)|{{Highway code (Sri Lanka)|1}}]], The [[E04 expressway (Sri Lanka)|{{Expressway code (Sri Lanka)|04}}]] serves as an alternate route for the AH43 on the [[A1 highway (Sri Lanka)|{{Highway code (Sri Lanka)|1}}]] portion.<ref name="Sri Lanka"/>
* [[A2 highway (Sri Lanka)|{{Highway code (Sri Lanka)|2}}]], The [[E01 expressway (Sri Lanka)|{{Expressway code (Sri Lanka)|01}}]] serves as an alternate route for the AH43 on the [[A2 highway (Sri Lanka)|{{Highway code (Sri Lanka)|2}}]] portion.<ref name="Sri Lanka"/> Currently all these roads bear the [[List of A-Grade highways in Sri Lanka|national highways]] route signs, but have not yet been installed with AH43 route signs.<ref name="Sri Lanka"/>

==Junctions==
;India
: {{Jct|country=IND|AH|1}} Agra
: {{Jct|country=IND|AH|47}} Gwalior
: {{Jct|country=IND|AH|46}} Nagpur
: {{Jct|country=IND|AH|43}} Bangalore
: {{Jct|country=IND|AH|45}} Krishnagiri
;Sri Lanka
: {{Jct|country=ASIA|AH|44}} at Dambulla

==See also==
* [[Asian Highway Network#Route log|List of Asian Highways]]
* [[International E-road network]]
* [[Trans-African Highway network]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://treaties.un.org/doc/source/events/2004/English_text.pdf  Treaty on Asian Highways with routes]

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[[Category:Asian Highway Network]]
[[Category:Roads in India]]
[[Category:Highways in Sri Lanka]]