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

How this entity was disambiguated

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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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 ⓘ