Wadi Araba crossing
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Wadi Araba Crossing تقاطع وادي عربة מעבר יצחק רבין |
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The Yitzhak Rabin Border Terminal
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| Carries | Pedestrians, Vehicles, Containers |
| Crosses | Wadi Araba |
| Locale |
 Aqaba, Jordan Eilat, Israel
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| Official name | Wadi Araba Border Crossing מסוף יצחק רבין; Until 2006: מעבר ערבה تقاطع وادي عرب |
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Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Israel Airports Authority |
| History | |
| Opened | 8 August 1994 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 1287 pedestrians in 2010 22 vehicles in 2010 |
| Toll |
JD10.00 (Outbound Jordan) ₪101.00 (Outbound Israel) |
 Wadi Araba Crossing
Location of the Wadi Araba Crossing at Israel-Jordan border
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Coordinates: 29°34′30″N 34°58′41″E / 29.57500°N 34.97806°E
The Wadi Araba Crossing also known as the Yitzhak Rabin Crossing (Arabic: تقاطع وادي عربة, 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 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.
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.
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