Highway 65 (Saudi Arabia)

Highway 65 or Route 65, popularly known as the Qassim Highway is a major highway of central Saudi Arabia. It connects the capital of Riyadh to Buraidah, Ha'il and finally Sakakah in the northwest, and Al-Kharj in the southeast, and lasts for approximately 1200 kilometres.[1] The highway begins at Kharj, and goes through Riyadh, where it intersects Highway 40, at the junction between Highway 40 and Highway 505 in at 24°45′40″N 46°38′49″E / 24.76111°N 46.64694°E / 24.76111; 46.64694. After Riyadh, it heads towards Al-Qassim Province, linking Highway 60 (leading to Madinah and Yanbu) at Buraydah, Highway 389/ Highway 70 at Ha'il at 27°29′59″N 41°41′54″E / 27.49972°N 41.69833°E / 27.49972; 41.69833, and ends after Qurayyat at the Jordanian border.

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