Transport in Jordan
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Template:Jordan Series 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 Template:Convert of paved highways. Some of the major highways in Jordan are:
- Highway 15 (Desert Highway): This is the fastest route between north and south Jordan but offers little in terms of scenery.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Highway 35 (King's Highway): connects Irbid in the northern region to Aqaba, it takes the name and route of the historic King's Highway. It has four lanes on double carriageway on its stretch from Irbid until Amman.
- 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. 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
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Pipelines
gas 473 km; oil 49 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 Template:GT or over) totaling Template:GT/Template:DWT
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
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} 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
- Muwaffaq Salti Air Base: A military airport in Azraq
total (2012):
16
over Template:Convert:
8
Template:Convert:
5
under Template:Convert:
1
Airports - with unpaved runways
total (2012): 2 under Template:Convert: 2
Heliports (2016)
56
Maps
See also
References
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External links
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