Highway 65 (Jordan)

Highway 65
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
	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;

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.

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 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 place called Potash City, down to Aqaba.

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Development

Tourist attractions

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