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'''Gandhari vehicle registration plates''' are [[Wikipedia:License_plates|license plates]] found on [[Gandhara|Gandhari]] vehicles.
'''[[Wikipedia:Vehicle_registration_plate|Vehicle registration plates]] of [[Gandhara]]''' are used for official identification purposes for Gandhari [[Wikipedia:Motor_vehicle|motor vehicles]].


==Appearance==
==Appearance==
[[File:Vehicle registration plate of Gandhara.png|thumb|350px|A Gandhari license plate with plate number "745N69-11", which in Arabic reads "11-69N745" from right to left.]]
[[File:Vehicle registration plate of Gandhara.png|thumb|350px|Gandhari license plate with plate number "745NL-01", which in Arabic reads "01-LN745" from right to left.]]
The license plate is rectangular in shape and made of [[Wikipedia:Aluminium|aluminium]]. On the left, there is a 4×10 cm blue stripe with the [[Flag of Gandhara|national flag]] and the [[List of ISO A3 country codes|country code]] "GAN". License plates for private vehicles have black characters on a white background. The white field in the middle contains the first part of the plate number, and the square on the right hand side contains the name of the [[Governorates of Gandhara|Gandhari governorate]] where the car is registered in [[Wikipedia:Arabic|Arabic]] and the regional code. Every governorate has its own regional code. On all vehicles two plates have to be present, one in front and the other in rear, except on motorcycles and tractors.
The license plate is rectangular in shape and made of [[Wikipedia:Aluminium|aluminium]]. License plates for private vehicles have black characters on a white background, with the [[Flag of Gandhara|national flag]] and the two-digit country code GA on the left. The two-digit regional code is located on the square on the right hand side and the rest of the plate follows the format NNNLL, where N is a numeral and L is a letter in [[Wikipedia:Arabic_script|Arabic script]]. On all vehicles two plates have to be present, one in front and the other in rear, except on motorcycles and tractors.


==Numbering system==
===Regional codes===
Vehicles registered in Gandhara are assigned to one of the governorates. The plate number consists of 8 characters in the format "NNNLNN-XX", where N is a numeral, L is a letter in [[Wikipedia:Arabic_script|Arabic script]], and XX is the regional code.
Regional codes range from 01 to 30, depending on the [[Governorates of Gandhara|Gandhari governorate]] where the car is registered. Below is a list of the regional codes per governorate.


==Regional codes==
[[File:Gandhara license plate area codes.png|500px|thumb|right|Regional codes by map.]]
Regional codes range from 11 to 40, depending on the governorate where the car is registered. Below is a list of the regional codes per governorate.
{| class="wikitable"  
{| class="wikitable"  
! Governorate || Code || Governorate || Code
! Governorate || Code || Governorate || Code
|-
|-
|Abyad  
|Abyad  
|16  
|16
|Kirmani  
|Kirmani  
|19
|12
|-
|-
|Adnan  
|Adnan  
|12
|05
|Maajid  
|Maajid  
|13
|03
|-
|-
|Badawi  
|Badawi  
|15  
|15
|Malekian  
|Malekian  
|32
|22
|-
|-
|Balochistan  
|Balochistan  
|30
|30
|Mawardi  
|Mawardi  
|39
|29
|-
|-
|Bayazidi  
|Bayazidi  
|29
|09
|Miskawayh  
|Miskawayh  
|37
|27
|-
|-
|Bazegha  
|Bazegha  
|20  
|20
|Morteza  
|Morteza  
|14
|06
|-
|-
|Caesarea  
|Caesarea  
|28
|18
|Nasr  
|Nasr  
|22
|02
|-
|-
|Dabbagh  
|Dabbagh  
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|25
|25
|Sabbah  
|Sabbah  
|36
|26
|-
|-
|Dinawar  
|Dinawar  
|34
|24
|Sadarak  
|Sadarak  
|35
|28
|-
|-
|Farabi  
|Farabi  
|18
|08
|Sadat  
|Sadat  
|11
|01
|-
|-
|Haydar  
|Haydar  
|21
|11
|Sijistan  
|Sijistan  
|31
|21
|-
|-
|Kashani  
|Kashani  
|24
|19
|Tayran  
|Tayran  
|40
|10
|-
|-
|Khani  
|Khani  
|26
|07
|Umayyah  
|Umayyah  
|27
|13
|-
|-
|Khuzaymah  
|Khuzaymah  
|38
|14
|Wakra  
|Wakra  
|33
|04
|}
|}


==Letters==
===Letters===
The following Arabic letters are used on Gandhari registration plates.
To reduce the risk of confusion on account of the visual similarity between Arabic letters, only a limited number of letters are used. They and the Latin letters the Gandhari government uses to correspond to them are the following.
{|| class="wikitable"
 
! Arabic
{| class=wikitable
letter
|-
! Translation
! scope="col"|Arabic letter
! Actual transliteration
! scope="col"|Latin letter
(if different)
|-
|-
|ا||A||
| [[Wikipedia:Aleph|أ]]
| A
|-
|-
|ب||B||
| [[Wikipedia:Beth (letter)|ب]]
| B
|-
|-
|ح||J||ḥ
| [[Wikipedia:Gimel|ج]]
| G
|-
|-
|د||D||
| [[Wikipedia:Dalet|د]]
| D
|-
|-
|ر||R||
| [[Wikipedia:Resh|ر]]
| R
|-
|-
|س||S||
| [[Wikipedia:Shin (letter)|س]]
| S
|-
|-
|ص||X||ṣ
| [[Wikipedia:Tsade|ص]]
| C
|-
|-
|ط||T||
| [[Wikipedia:Teth|ط]]
| T
|-
|-
|ع||E||‘
| [[Wikipedia:Ayin|ع]]
| E
|-
|-
|ق||G||q
| [[Wikipedia:Pe (letter)|ف]]
| F
|-
|-
|ك||K||
| [[Wikipedia:Qoph|ق]]
| K
|-
|-
|ل||L||
| [[Wikipedia:Lamedh|ل]]
| L
|-
|-
|م||M||
| [[Wikipedia:Mem|م]]
| M
|-
|-
|ن||N||
| [[Wikipedia:Nun (letter)|ن]]
| N
|-
|-
|ظ||Z||
| [[Wikipedia:He (leter)|هـ]]
| H
|-
|-
|و||U||
| [[Wikipedia:Vav (letter)|و]]
| W
|-
|-
|ي||Y||
| [[Wikipedia:Yodh|ی]]
| Y
|}
|}
==See also==
*[[Speed limits in Gandhara]]


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[[Category:Gandhara]]
[[Category:Vehicle registration plates by country]]
[[Category:Vehicle registration plates by country]]
[[Category:Transport in Gandhara]]
[[Category:Transport in Gandhara]]

Revision as of 19:15, 12 June 2016

Vehicle registration plates of Gandhara are used for official identification purposes for Gandhari motor vehicles.

Appearance

Gandhari license plate with plate number "745NL-01", which in Arabic reads "01-LN745" from right to left.

The license plate is rectangular in shape and made of aluminium. License plates for private vehicles have black characters on a white background, with the national flag and the two-digit country code GA on the left. The two-digit regional code is located on the square on the right hand side and the rest of the plate follows the format NNNLL, where N is a numeral and L is a letter in Arabic script. On all vehicles two plates have to be present, one in front and the other in rear, except on motorcycles and tractors.

Regional codes

Regional codes range from 01 to 30, depending on the Gandhari governorate where the car is registered. Below is a list of the regional codes per governorate.

Governorate Code Governorate Code
Abyad 16 Kirmani 12
Adnan 05 Maajid 03
Badawi 15 Malekian 22
Balochistan 30 Mawardi 29
Bayazidi 09 Miskawayh 27
Bazegha 20 Morteza 06
Caesarea 18 Nasr 02
Dabbagh 23 Qumi 17
Dimashqi 25 Sabbah 26
Dinawar 24 Sadarak 28
Farabi 08 Sadat 01
Haydar 11 Sijistan 21
Kashani 19 Tayran 10
Khani 07 Umayyah 13
Khuzaymah 14 Wakra 04

Letters

To reduce the risk of confusion on account of the visual similarity between Arabic letters, only a limited number of letters are used. They and the Latin letters the Gandhari government uses to correspond to them are the following.

Arabic letter Latin letter
أ A
ب B
ج G
د D
ر R
س S
ص C
ط T
ع E
ف F
ق K
ل L
م M
ن N
هـ H
و W
ی Y

See also

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