Wadi Araba

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Wadi Araba is a desert valley forming part of the border between southern Israel and Jordan, known for its arid landscape and strategic location connecting the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf desert valley
geographical region
borderCrossing Wadi Araba Crossing
Yitzhak Rabin Border Crossing
climateCharacteristic high summer temperatures
very low annual rainfall
connects Dead Sea
Gulf of Aqaba
country Israel
Jordan
formsBorderBetween Israel
Jordan
hasArabicName وادي عربة
hasBiodiversity desert fauna
desert flora
hasClimate desert climate
hasEconomicActivity agriculture in irrigated areas
phosphate mining
potash production
tourism
hasFeature dry riverbeds
rocky hills
sand and gravel plains
hasHebrewName ערבה
hasLandscapeType arid
hasProtectedArea Eilat Mountains Nature Reserve vicinity
hasStrategicImportance forms part of Israel–Jordan border
land corridor between Dead Sea and Red Sea
hasTerrain mountainous margins
valley
highestPointElevation approximately 700 meters above sea level
length approximately 100 miles
approximately 166 kilometers
locatedBetween Dead Sea
Gulf of Aqaba
locatedIn southern Israel
southern Jordan
linked to: Jordan
locatedInRegion Levant
linked to: Levant region

Middle East
lowestPointElevation below sea level near the Dead Sea
mentionedIn Israel–Jordan peace treaty of 1994
nearBodyOfWater Dead Sea
Gulf of Aqaba
nearCity Aqaba
Eilat
partOf Great Rift Valley
linked to: Jordan Rift Valley

Jordan Rift Valley
usedFor transport corridor between Israel and Jordan

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Israel–Jordan peace treaty borderSection Arava Valley
linked to: Wadi Araba
Negev desert hasPart Arava Valley
linked to: Wadi Araba
Negev desert borders Arabah Valley
linked to: Wadi Araba
Jordan Rift Valley contains Arava Valley
linked to: Wadi Araba
Jordan–Israel border hasBorderCrossing Wadi Araba Crossing
linked to: Wadi Araba
Israel–Jordan Joint Water Committee regionServed Arava Valley
linked to: Wadi Araba
Israel–Jordan Joint Boundary Commission relatedTo Arava Valley
linked to: Wadi Araba
Edom locatedAlong Arabah Valley
linked to: Wadi Araba
قصر اليهود locatedIn وادي الأردن
linked to: Wadi Araba
Southern District, Israel containsRegion Arabah Valley
linked to: Wadi Araba
al-Humayma locatedIn Wadi Araba region
linked to: Wadi Araba
Ad-Deir near Wadi Araba escarpment
subject linked to: Ad-Deir (The Monastery)
linked to: Wadi Araba