Wadi Araba Crossing تقاطع وادي عربة מעבר יצחק רבין | |
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.JPG) The Yitzhak Rabin Border Terminal | |
| Coordinates | 29°34′30″N34°58′41″E / 29.575°N 34.9781°E /29.575; 34.9781 |
| 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[1] |
| Toll | JD10.00 (OutboundJordan) ₪101.00 (OutboundIsrael) |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Wadi Araba Crossing | |
TheWadi Araba Crossing (Jordanian name,Arabic:تقاطع وادي عربة) orYitzhak Rabin Crossing (Israeli name,Hebrew:מעבר יצחק רבין) is an international border crossing betweenAqaba,Jordan andEilat,Israel. Opened on August 8, 1994, it is currently one of three entry/exit points between the two countries that handle tourists.
In February 2006, the Israelis renamed their border terminal toYitzhak Rabin Terminal (Hebrew:מסוף יצחק רבין), after the assassinated Prime Minister who had signed theIsrael–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 theIslamic New Year andYom Kippur.
In 2010, 465,059 people and 8,007 vehicles have crossed the border.[1]
The terminal can be reached by a 5-minutetaxi ride from Eilat. Only privately owned Israeli cars may cross through it and travel within Jordan after a license plate change, registration and tax payment.
Route 109 runs east fromEilot interchange atHighway 90 to the border crossing. It is 1.5km long.
Public buses Route No. 390, 393, 394, 397, 399, 444, 990, 991 and 993 stop at the Junction ofHighway 90 andRoute 109. It is an approximately 20-minute walk from the bus stop to the terminal.
Visitors from most countries receive a special employment/residency visa from theAqaba Special Economic Zone Authority. It is affixed to the passport, generally next to the visa stamp granting the passport holder one month inThe Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Anyone who wishes to overstay their visa must register with theJordanian 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.[2]
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29°34′30″N34°58′41″E / 29.57500°N 34.97806°E /29.57500; 34.97806
