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	Aqaba, Jordan Eilat, Israel
Maintained by	Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Israel Airports Authority
Opened	8 August 1994
Toll	JOD10.00 (Outbound Jordan) ILS100 + 5 Commission (Outbound Israel)
Daily traffic	1287 pedestrians in 2010 22 vehicles in 2010 [1]

Coordinates: 29°34′30″N 34°58′41″E / 29.57500°N 34.97806°E / 29.57500; 34.97806

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 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.

In 2010, 465,059 people and 8,007 vehicles had crossed the border.^[1]

Israeli terminal [edit]

Transport to and from the terminal [edit]

There is no public transport to the terminal, but it can be reached by a 5-minute taxi ride from Eilat. 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.

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

Jordanian terminal [edit]

The crossing from Aqaba

Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority [edit]

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.

Some 85,172 Jordanian workers coming to work in southern Israel crossed into Israel through the Yitzhak Rabin crossing, up from 81,016 in 2006, marking a 5.8 percent increase.[1]

Gallery [edit]

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  Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority visa in a US passport

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  Entry stamp in a US passport from the Wadi Araba crossing

References [edit]

1. ^ ^{a b} http://www.iaa.gov.il/Rashat/he-IL/Borders/Arava/AbouttheTerminal/Statistic/

• US Consular Information Sheet - Israel, the West Bank and Gaza

External links [edit]

Official

• Yitzhak Rabin Border Terminal info
• AQABA Special Economic Zone Authority

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