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.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arava Valley | 4 |
| Arabah Valley | 1 |
| Wadi Araba Crossing | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desert valley
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ |
| borderCrossing |
Wadi Araba Crossing – Eilat and Aqaba
ⓘ
surface form:
Wadi Araba Crossing
Yitzhak Rabin Crossing ⓘ
surface form:
Yitzhak Rabin Border Crossing
|
| climateCharacteristic |
high summer temperatures
ⓘ
very low annual rainfall ⓘ |
| connects |
Dead Sea
ⓘ
Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ |
| country |
Israel
ⓘ
Jordan ⓘ |
| formsBorderBetween |
Israel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf of Aqaba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Southern District, Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
southern Israel
Jordan ⓘ
surface form:
southern Jordan
|
| locatedInRegion |
Levant region
ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowestPointElevation | below sea level near the Dead Sea ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Israel–Jordan peace treaty
ⓘ
surface form:
Israel–Jordan peace treaty of 1994
|
| nearBodyOfWater |
Dead Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf of Aqaba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Aqaba
ⓘ
Eilat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Great Rift Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jordan Rift Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | transport corridor between Israel and Jordan ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Arava Valley
this entity surface form:
Arabah Valley
this entity surface form:
Arava Valley
this entity surface form:
Wadi Araba Crossing
this entity surface form:
Arava Valley
this entity surface form:
Arava Valley