On the other side, some 3.174 million Iranians left the country through the checkpoints in the same period, showing 9 percent growth from the preceding year, according to the official.
Atrchian added that the most frequented checkpoints during the period were Mehran with 2.361 million people, Shalamcheh with 1.28 million, Bashmakh with 997,000, Tamarchin with 920,000, and Astara with 783,000.
These checkpoints let through about half of the country`s passengers who travelled by land last year, the official further stated.
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