Highway 65 (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.

Highway 65
٦٥ 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
Major intersections	Al-Shuna al-Shamalyah, 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
Country	Jordan
Districts	Irbid Balqa Madaba Karak Tafilah Aqaba
Highway system
Transport in Jordan

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 and Zara.

Later, Highway 65 was included in the Jordanian 25-year plan to build an extensive road network that 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 US$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 town called Potash City (near the salt mining facilities of the Arab Potash company), down to Aqaba.

See also

• Highway 15 (Jordan)
• Highway 90 (Israel–Palestine) – the parallel road on the Israel–Palestine side of the border
• Jordan portal

References

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