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Encyclopedia > Wadi Araba Crossing
Wadi Araba Border Crossing

The Yitzhak Rabin Border Terminal
Official name Wadi Araba Border Crossing
מסוף יצחק רבין (לשעבר מעבר ערבה)
تقاطع وادي عرب
Carries Pedestrians, Vehicles, Containers
Crosses Wadi Araba
Locale Flag of Jordan Aqaba, Jordan
Eilat, Israel
Maintained by Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Israel Airports Authority
AADT 582 pedestrians in 2005
11 vehicles in 2005
Opening date 8 August 1994
Toll JOD5.00 (Outbound Jordan)
US $15.00 (Outbound Israel)

The Wadi Araba Border Crossing (Arabic: تقاطع وادي عربة, Hebrew: מסוף יצחק רבין) is an international border that connects Aqaba, Jordan and Eilat, Israel. Opened on August 8, 1994 it is currently one of three entry/exit points between the two countries that handles tourists. In February of 2006, the Israelis renamed their border terminal in honor of Yitzhak Rabin. Cloudbreak over Wadi Araba, Jordan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Jordan. ... Aqaba (Arabic: العقبة al-Ê»Aqabah) is a coastal town with a population of 101,290 (2000) and 2% of Jordans population in the far south of Jordan (). It is the capital of Aqaba Governorate. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Israel_(bordered). ... Hebrew אילת Founded in 1951 Government City (from 1959) District South Population 45,800 (2006) Jurisdiction 80,000 dunams (80 km²) Mayor Meir Yitzhak Halevi North Beach, Eilat, from southwest. ... The Israel Airports Authority was founded in 1977 as a public corporation mandated by the Israel Airports Authority Law. The authority is responsible for the management of Israels major civil airports and land-to-land border terminals between Israel and its neighbours (Egypt, Jordan, and the Palestinian Authority). ... AADT - Annual Average Daily Traffic flow - is a term used mainly in transportation planning, but increasingly for websites. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... The Jordanian dinar (ISO 4217 code JOD) is the official currency of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the first official one in the State of Palestine. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory,[1] the British Virgin Islands, Cambodia, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ... Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ... “Hebrew” redirects here. ... Aqaba (Arabic: العقبة al-Ê»Aqabah) is a coastal town with a population of 101,290 (2000) and 2% of Jordans population in the far south of Jordan (). It is the capital of Aqaba Governorate. ... Hebrew אילת Founded in 1951 Government City (from 1959) District South Population 45,800 (2006) Jurisdiction 80,000 dunams (80 km²) Mayor Meir Yitzhak Halevi North Beach, Eilat, from southwest. ... August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... For other people named Rabin, see Rabin (disambiguation). ...


The terminal is open from 6:30 to 20:00, Sunday through Thursday, and from 8:00 to 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays, every day of the year except for the holidays of the Islamic New Year and Yom Kippur. The Muslim New Year is a cultural event which some Muslims partake on the first day of Muharram, the first month in the Islamic Calendar. ... Yom Kippur (IPA: ; Hebrew:יוֹם כִּפּוּר, IPA: ) is the Jewish holiday of the Day of Atonement. ...

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Israeli terminal

Transportation to and from the terminal

There is no public transportation to the terminal. Only privately owned Israeli cars may cross through the terminal and travel within the Jordan after a change of license plates, registration and the payment of a tax.


Jordanian terminal

AQABA Special Economic Zone Authority

Visitors from most countries receive a special employment/residency visa from the ASEZA. The visa is afixed to the passport, generally next to the visa stamp granting the passport holder two weeks in The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Anyone who wishes to overstay their visa, must register with the Jordanian Police. Anthem عاش المليك As-salam al-malaki al-urdoni(transliteration)1 Long live the King Capital (and largest city) Amman Official languages Arabic Government  -  King Abdullah II  -  Prime Minister Marouf al-Bakhit Independence  -  End of UKs League of Nations mandate 25 May 1946  Area  -  Total 92,342 km² (112th) 45,495...


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Israel Border Crossings
Border Crossings with Egypt Flag of Egypt Nitzana | Taba
Border Crossings with Jordan Flag of Jordan Allenby Bridge | Arava | Jordan River
Border Crossings with P.A. Flag of Palestinian territories Erez | Karni
Border Crossing with Syria Flag of Syria Quneitra
Former Border Crossings Flag of Egypt Rafah
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Israel Airports Authority
Airports Ben Gurion | Eilat | Haifa | Herzliya | Ovda | Rosh Pina | Sde Dov
Border Terminals Flag of Jordan Allenby Bridge | Flag of Jordan Arava | Flag of Jordan Jordan River | Flag of Palestinian territories Karni | Flag of Egypt Nitzana | Flag of Egypt Taba
Defunct/Former Properties Jerusalem Int'l Airport | Kiryat Shmona Airport | Ophira Int'l Airport | Rafah Crossing
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