Wadi Araba Crossing

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Wadi Araba Border Crossing
Wadi Araba Border Crossing
The Yitzhak Rabin Border Terminal
Official name Wadi Araba Border Crossing
מסוף יצחק רבין;
Until 2006: מעבר ערבה
تقاطع وادي عرب
Carries Pedestrians, Vehicles, Containers
Crosses Wadi Araba
Locale Flag of Jordan Aqaba, Jordan
Flag of Israel 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: מעבר-גבול ערבה‎) is an international border crossing between 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 to Yitzhak Rabin Terminal (Hebrew: מסוף יצחק רבין‎), after the late Prime Minister.

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.

Route 109 runs east from Eilot interchange at Highway 90 to the border crossing. It is 1.5 km long.

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[edit] Israeli terminal

[edit] Transport to and from the terminal

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

[edit] Jordanian terminal

[edit] Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority

Visitors from most countries receive a special employment/residency visa from the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority. The visa is affixed to the passport, generally next to the visa stamp granting the passport holder one month in The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Anyone who wishes to overstay their visa, must register with the Jordanian Police.

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Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority visa in a US passport

Entry stamp in a US passport from the Wadi Araba crossing

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