Highway 15 (Jordan)
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Highway 15 | |
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15 طريق | |
Desert Highway طريق الصحرا | |
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The Desert Highway in Jordan
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Route information | |
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Length: | 420 km (260 mi) |
Major junctions | |
North end: | Jaber, Mafraq Governorate![]() ![]() |
Mafraq, Highway 10 Mafraq, Highway 20 Zarqa, Highway 30 Sahab, Highway 40 Qatraneh, Highway 50 Jurf Al Darawish, Highway 60 Ma'an, ![]() Ma'an, Highway 70 Abu Al-Lasn, Highway 35 Aqaba, Highway 80 |
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South end: | Aqaba![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Location | |
Districts: | Mafraq Zarqa Capital Karak Tafilah Ma'an Aqaba |
Highway system | |
Highways of Jordan |
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The highway passing through Ma'an Governorate near Petra
Highway 15 in Jordan is also known as the Desert Highway runs in Jordan south to north. It starts in Aqaba going north east towards Ma'an, passing through the desert to the east of the major settlements in the southern region of Jordan. It then merges into the regional Highway 35 going to Amman. In Amman, it then follows the path of a newly constructed bypass highway to Zarqa
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A rest area on Highway 15 (the Desert Highway)
See also
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Google maps itinerary of the highway