Editing Transport in Jordan

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[[File:Inside Queen Alia International Airport.jpg|thumb|right|Inside [[Queen Alia International Airport]]]]
[[File:Abdoun Bridge (8).jpg|thumb|right|The Abdoun Bridge connecting east and west [[Amman]]]]
[[File:Dead Sea Jordanian Side 05.JPG|thumb|right|The [[Highway 65 (Jordan)|Highway 65 (Dead Sea Highway)]] passing by the [[Dead Sea]].]]
[[File:Ashrafiyeh street.jpg|thumb|Hatem At Tai Street, [[Ashrafiyah, Amman|Al-Ashrafiya]], Amman]]
[[File:20100927 aqaba002.JPG|thumb|right|A Phosphate train passing near the [[Highway 15 (Jordan)|Desert Highway]]]]
[[File:AqabaPort.jpg|thumb|right|The port of [[Aqaba]]]]
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With the exception of a railway system, [[Jordan]] has a developed public and private transportation system. There are three international airports in Jordan. The [[Hedjaz Jordan Railway]] runs one passenger train a day each way.

== Roadways ==
In 2009, it was estimated that Jordan had {{convert|7891|km}} of paved highways. Some of the major highways in Jordan are:
* [[Highway 15 (Jordan)|Highway 15 (Desert Highway)]]: This is the fastest route between north and south Jordan but offers little in terms of scenery.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Driving in Jordan for Tourists |url=https://thejordanianmappers.com/blog/driving-in-jordan-for-tourists/driving-in-jordan-for-tourists |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=thejordanianmappers.com |language=en}}</ref> It connects the [[Syria]]n border with [[Amman]] and to the port city of [[Aqaba]] on the [[Gulf of Aqaba]]. It is a four-lane, double carriageway road almost on its entirety, from the Syrian border until the junction with the road to [[Petra, Jordan|Petra]].
* [[Highway 35 (Jordan)|Highway 35 (King's Highway)]]: connects [[Irbid]] in the northern region to [[Aqaba]], it takes the name and route of the [[King's Highway (ancient)|historic King's Highway]]. It has four lanes on double carriageway on its stretch from [[Irbid]] until [[Amman]].
* [[Highway 65 (Jordan)|Highway 65 (Dead Sea Highway)]]: connects [[Aqaba]] to the northwestern region of Jordan.
** The first part of the highway (Safi-Aqaba) was constructed in 1978 as part of the [[Red Sea - Dead Sea Access#Safi-Aqaba Highway|Red Sea - Dead Sea Access]]. It connected Safi, the south end of Dead Sea to Aqaba, the north point of Red Sea.
* [[Jordan Highway]]: encircles the city of Amman and connects it to [[Jerash]] and [[Irbid]]

== Railways ==
{{Main|Rail transport in Jordan}}

== Pipelines ==
gas 473&nbsp;km; oil 49&nbsp;km

== Ports and harbors ==
The port of [[Aqaba]] on the [[Gulf of Aqaba]] is the only sea port in Jordan.

== Merchant marine ==
''total:''
7 ships (with a volume of {{GT|1,000|disp=long}} or over) totaling {{GT|42,746}}/{{DWT|59,100|metric|disp=long}}
<br>''ships by type (1999):''
[[bulk carrier]] 2, [[cargo ship]] 2, [[container ship]] 1, [[livestock carrier]] 1, [[roll-on/roll-off ship]] 1 
The governments of [[Jordan]], [[Egypt]], and [[Iraq]] own and operate the [[Arab Bridge Maritime]] company, which is the largest passenger transport company on the [[Red Sea]].

== Airports ==
{{main|List of airports in Jordan}}
18 as of 2012

===Airports - with paved runways===
As of 2012, there was a total of 16 airports, the main airports being:
* [[Queen Alia International Airport]] in [[Amman]].
* [[King Hussein International Airport]] in [[Aqaba]]
* [[Amman Civil Airport]] in Amman
* [[Shaheed Mwaffaq Air Base|Muwaffaq Salti Air Base]]: A military airport in [[Azraq]]

''total (2012):''
16
<br>''over'' {{convert|10,000|ft|m|abbr=on}}:
8
<br>{{convert|8000|to|9,999|ft|m|abbr=on}}:
5
<br>''under'' {{convert|3,000|ft|m|abbr=on}}:
1

=== Airports - with unpaved runways ===
''total (2012):''
2
''under'' {{convert|3000|ft|m|abbr=on}}:
2

=== Heliports (2016) ===
56

== Maps ==
* [http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/search?page=search&docid=3dee2c8b0&query=jordan%20map UNHCR Atlas Map - most stations unnamed]
<!-- * [http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/jordan.pdf UN Map] -->

== See also ==

* [[Arab Mashreq International Railway]]
* [[Jordan]]
* [[Red Sea–Dead Sea Access]]

==References==
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{{CIA World Factbook}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Transport in Jordan}}
* [http://nabataea.net/hijazstations.html Hejaz RR Map]

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