Highway 15 (Jordan)

Highway 15
١٥ طريق
Desert Highway طريق الصحرا
The Desert Highway in Jordan
Route information
Part of
Length	420 km (260 mi)
Major junctions
North end	, Mafraq Governorate M5 M5 Motorway
Major intersections	Mafraq, Highway 10 Mafraq, Highway 20 Zarqa, Highway 30 Sahab, Highway 40 Qatraneh, Highway 50 , Highway 60 Ma'an, Highway 5 Ma'an, Highway 70 , Highway 35 Aqaba, Highway 80
South end	Aqaba Highway 65
Location
Districts	Mafraq Zarqa Capital Karak Tafilah Ma'an Aqaba
Highway system
Transport in Jordan

The highway passing through Ma'an Governorate near Petra

Highway 15 in Jordan is also known as the Desert Highway runs in Jordan south to north. It starts in Aqaba going north east towards Ma'an, passing through the desert to the east of the major settlements in the southern region of Jordan. It then merges into the regional Highway 35 going to Amman. In Amman, it then follows the path of a newly constructed bypass highway to Zarqa.

A rest area on Highway 15 (the Desert Highway)

See also[]

• Highway 65 (Jordan)

External links[]

• Media related to Highway 15 (Jordan) at Wikimedia Commons
• Google maps itinerary of the highway