King Hussein Bridge

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The King Hussein Bridge is a key crossing point over the Jordan River connecting the West Bank with Jordan, serving as a major route for people and goods between the Palestinian territories and the wider world.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
King Hussein Bridge canonical 4
Sheikh Hussein Bridge 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf border crossing
bridge
accessRestrictedTo holders of special permits
alsoKnownAs Al-Karameh Bridge
Allenby Bridge
belongsToCorridor Amman–Jericho route
borderControlOnEasternSideBy Jordan
borderControlOnWesternSideBy Israel
connects Jordan
West Bank
controlledBy Israel
countryOnEasternSide Jordan
crosses Jordan River
distanceFromAmman approximately 50 kilometers west of Amman
distanceFromJerusalem approximately 60 kilometers east of Jerusalem
hasCheckpoint Israeli border terminal
Jordanian border terminal
hasCustomsFacilities for goods between Jordan and the West Bank
historicalPredecessor Allenby Bridge (British Mandate era)
linked to: Allenby Bridge
locatedIn Jordan Rift Valley
Jordan Valley
locatedNear Allenby Bridge
Jericho
namedAfter King Hussein of Jordan
nearbyLocalityOnJordanSide Al-Karama
nearbyLocalityOnWestBankSide Jericho area
opened 1918
operatedInCoordinationWith Palestinian Authority (for Palestinian travelers)
partOf Jordan–West Bank border crossings
rebuiltAfter 1967 Six-Day War
linked to: Six-Day War
region Middle East
securityControlledBy Israel
significance main gateway from Palestinian territories to the outside world
major trade route between Jordan and the West Bank
strategicImportance only international exit point for most West Bank Palestinians
subjectOf Israeli–Jordanian agreements on border crossings
Palestinian mobility and access arrangements
territoryOnWesternSide West Bank
timezone UTC+2
timezoneDST UTC+3
trafficType pedestrian
vehicular
usedBy Palestinian residents of the West Bank
usedFor goods transport
international travel for Palestinians
passenger traffic

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jordan–Israel border hasBorderCrossing King Hussein Bridge
Jordan–Israel border hasBorderCrossing Sheikh Hussein Bridge
linked to: King Hussein Bridge
Jericho Governorate hasBorderCrossing King Hussein Bridge
Allenby Bridge alternativeName King Hussein Bridge