M37 highway (Turkmenistan)

The M37 highway is a highway in Turkmenistan. It is the Turkmenistan section of the European route E60 and Asian Highway AH5, which connects Brest, France to Irkeshtam, Kyrgyzstan on the border with the People's Republic of China. It connects most of the major cities in the country from Türkmenbaşy on the Caspian Sea on the west coast to Bukhara, Uzbekistan.^[1]

M37
The M37 highway
Route information
Part of E60
Part of AH5
Location
Country	Turkmenistan
Highway system
Transport in Turkmenistan

The highway passes north through the Karakum Desert

From Türkmenbaşy the highway proceeds east, passing through Jebel, Balkanabat, Gumdag, Bereket, Gyzylarbat, Bäherden, Gokdepe, Ashgabat, Gämi, Anew, Artyk, Kaka, Dushak, Tejen, Hanhowuz Reservoir, Mary, Bayramaly, crosses the Karakum Canal, proceeding north into the Karakum Desert of the Repetek Nature Reserve, passing Bagtyýarlyk şäherçesi, Turkmenabat, Farap, before crossing the Amu Darya and into Uzbekistan.

The first phase of the Ashgabat–Turkmenabat Motorway was completed in 2021. It is not clear whether this motorway will be designated M37, replacing the original M37.^[2]