The Chabahar Port is a seaport in Chabahar, Iran, on the Gulf of Oman.
It is Iran's only oceanic port, and consists of two separate ports named Shahid Kalantari and Shahid Beheshti, each of which has five berths.
It is only about 170 kilometres west of the Pakistani port of Gwadar.
The development of the port was first proposed in 1973 by the last Shah of Iran, though development was delayed by the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
In 2003, India and Iran signed an agreement to develop the Shahid Beheshti port, and in 2016, India, Iran and Afghanistan signed a trilateral agreement to further develop the port.
The Chabahar Port is important for a number of reasons.
It provides Iran with an alternative route to the sea, bypassing the Strait of Hormuz, which is a major chokepoint for oil shipments.
It also gives India access to Afghanistan and Central Asia, bypassing Pakistan.
The port is also seen as a potential boost to the economies of Iran, India, and Afghanistan.
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