Wadi Araba Crossing
The Wadi Araba Crossing (Jordanian name, Arabic: تقاطع وادي عربة) or Yitzhak Rabin Crossing (Israeli name, Hebrew: מעבר יצחק רבין) 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 handle tourists.
Wadi Araba Crossing تقاطع وادي عربة מעבר יצחק רבין | |
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The Yitzhak Rabin Border Terminal | |
| Coordinates | 29°34′30″N 34°58′41″E |
| Carries | Pedestrians, Vehicles, Containers |
| Crosses | Wadi Araba |
| Locale | Aqaba, Jordan Eilat, Israel |
| Official name | Wadi Araba Border Crossing מסוף יצחק רבין; Until 2006: מעבר ערבה تقاطع وادي عربة |
| Maintained by | Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Israel Airports Authority |
| History | |
| Opened | August 8, 1994 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 1287 pedestrians in 2010 22 vehicles in 2010 |
| Toll | JD10.00 (Outbound Jordan) ₪101.00 (Outbound Israel) |
| Location | |
In February 2006, the Israelis renamed their border terminal to Yitzhak Rabin Terminal (Hebrew: מסוף יצחק רבין), after the assassinated Prime Minister who had signed the Israel–Jordan peace treaty in 1994.
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 have crossed the border.