Highway 15 (Jordan)

Highway 15
15 طريق
Desert Highway طريق الصحرا

The Desert Highway in Jordan
Route information
Part of
Length: 420 km (260 mi)
Major junctions
North end: Jaber, Mafraq Governorate
SyriaM 5 M5 Motorway
  Mafraq, Highway 10
Mafraq, Highway 20
Zarqa, Highway 30
Sahab, Highway 40
Qatraneh, Highway 50
Jurf Al Darawish, Highway 60
Ma'an, Highway 5
Ma'an, Highway 70
Abu Al-Lasn, Highway 35
Aqaba, Highway 80
South end: Aqaba
Highway 65
Saudi Arabia Highway 5
Location
Districts: Mafraq
Zarqa
Capital
Karak
Tafilah
Ma'an
Aqaba
Highway system
Highways of Jordan
The highway passing through Ma'an Governorate near Petra

Highway 15 in Jordan is also known as the Desert Highway runs in Jordan south to north. It starts in Aqaba going north east towards Ma'an, passing through the desert to the east of the major settlements in the southern region of Jordan. It then merges into the regional Highway 35 going to Amman. In Amman, it then follows the path of a newly constructed bypass highway to Zarqa

A rest area on Highway 15 (the Desert Highway)

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