Highway 65 (Jordan)

Highway 65
65 طريق
Dead Sea Highway طريق بحر الميت
Dead Sea Highway passing by the Dead Sea
Route information
Part of
Length:	419 km (260 mi)
Major junctions
North end:	Mokhiba / Golan Heights
	Shuna al-Shomaliya, Highway 10 Jordan R Crossing, Hwy 71 Karima, Highway 20 Salt, Highway 30 K Hussein Bdg, Hwy 90 Shaghur, Highway 40 Potash, Highway 50 Feifa, Highway 60 Wadi Araba Crossing, Route 109 Aqaba, Highway 80
South end:	Aqaba Highway 15 Highway 5
Location
Districts:	Irbid Balqa Madaba Karak Tafilah Aqaba
Highway system
Highways of Jordan

Highway 65, also known as the Dead Sea Highway, is a north–south highway in Jordan. It starts in Aqaba passing through Wadi Araba, and adjacent to the Dead Sea and the Jordan Valley to the western suburbs of the city of Irbid in Jordan's northern tip. Its northern intention is to cross to the Syrian Golan Heights, however the road is cut off, since the region is under Israeli occupation

Development

The first part of the highway was conceived in 1974 as the Safi-Aqaba Highway. After the highway had reached Safi (in 1977), further plans were developed for a Dead Sea Highway to the north. For a long time however, there was an incomplete section between Mazra'a to Zara.

Later, Highway 65 became included in the Jordanian 25-year plan to build an extensive road network which travels around the country. It involves building beltways around major cities such as Irbid, Salt or its capital, Amman. This project's road-improvement investigation is expected to reach USD$1.8 billion when complete.

Tourist attractions

This highway runs north-south from Irbid Governorate along the Dead Sea. North from the Dead Sea is a place called Potash City, down to Aqaba.

References

• Nyazi Tours, Jordan
• The Library - Rock of Ages: Petra, Jordan's Ancient City of Temples and Tombs
• Jordan Investment Board - Transportation

See also

• Highway 15 (Jordan)