Allenby Bridge

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Allenby Bridge is a key crossing point over the Jordan River connecting the West Bank with Jordan, serving as a major route for Palestinian travel and trade.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Allenby Bridge canonical 4
Allenby Bridge (British Mandate era) 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf border crossing
bridge
accessRestrictedTo West Bank Palestinians
linked to: Palestinian

certain foreign nationals
administeredInCoordinationWith Palestinian Authority
alternativeName King Hussein Bridge
borderControlCoordinatedWith Jordan
borderControlManagedBy Israel
connects Jordan
West Bank
controlledBy Israel
linked to: Palestine
country Jordan
crosses Jordan River
damagedIn 1967 Six-Day War
linked to: Six-Day War
destroyedIn 1946
geopoliticalSignificance only land exit for most West Bank Palestinians to the outside world
hasCheckpointType international crossing for West Bank residents
hasCustomsPresence Jordanian customs authorities
hasFunction border terminal
customs inspection point
passport control point
hasInfrastructureType road bridge
hasSecurityPresence Israeli security forces
linked to: Israeli authorities
locatedIn Jordan Valley
locatedOn east–west route between Amman and the West Bank
namedAfter Edmund Allenby
near Jericho
Kingdom of Jordan border
notUsedFor Israeli citizens regular crossing
opened 1918
partOf Jordan–West Bank border
rebuiltIn 1950s
region West Bank
reopenedIn 1968
servesAs key route for Palestinian trade
key route for Palestinian travel
major crossing point between the West Bank and Jordan
strategicImportance critical for Palestinian access to Jordan and beyond
critical for West Bank economy
subjectOf Israeli–Jordanian agreements
Palestinian mobility discussions
timeZone UTC+2
timeZoneDST UTC+3
usedBy Palestinians
linked to: Palestinian
usedFor commercial trade
goods transport
humanitarian travel
passenger traffic

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Referenced by (5)

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

Jericho Governorate hasBorderCrossing Allenby Bridge
King Hussein Bridge locatedNear Allenby Bridge
King Hussein Bridge alsoKnownAs Allenby Bridge
King Hussein Bridge historicalPredecessor Allenby Bridge (British Mandate era)
linked to: Allenby Bridge