Highway 15 (Jordan)

{{Short description|Road in Jordan}}

{{Infobox road

|type=Hwy

|country=JOR

|route=15

|alternate_name=Desert Highway {{lang|ar|طريق الصحرا}} (Al-Sahrawi)

|photo = 20100928 jordan r15 08.JPG

|photo_notes = The Desert Highway in Jordan

|length_km=420

| direction_a = North

| terminus_a = Jaber, Mafraq Governorate
{{flagicon|Syria}}x25px {{Road marker simple|-|M5|Red|White}} M5 Motorway

|junction=Mafraq, {{Jct|country=JOR|HK|10}}
Mafraq, {{Jct|country=JOR|HK|20}}
Zarqa, {{Jct|country=JOR|HK|30}}
Sahab, {{Jct|country=JOR|HK|40}}
Qatraneh, {{Jct|country=JOR|HK|50}}
Jurf Al Darawish, {{Jct|country=JOR|HK|60}}
Ma'an, x25px{{Jct|country=JOR|HK|5}}
Ma'an, {{Jct|country=JOR|HK|70}}
Abu Al-Lasn, {{Jct|country=JOR|HK|35}}
Aqaba, {{Jct|country=JOR|HK|80}}

| direction_b=South

| terminus_b = Aqaba
{{MRN-Road|50}}{{MRN-Road|55}}{{Jct|country=JOR|HK|65}}
{{Flagicon|Saudi Arabia}}{{MRN-Road|50}}{{MRN-Road|55}}x25px Highway 5

| districts = Mafraq
Zarqa
Capital
Karak
Tafilah
Ma'an
Aqaba

|map=Route 15-HKJ-map.png

|mrn={{MRN-Road|45}}{{MRN-Road|47}}

}}

File:Petra-Jordan Travel - October 2009.jpg 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.

The highway is an area of significant road safety concern.{{cite web |url=https://en.arij.net/investigation/the-desert-highway-claiming-jordanian-lives/#gsc.tab=0 |title=The Desert Highway Claiming Jordanian Lives |date= 1 April 2021 |website=Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism}}

File:20100928 jordan r15 06.JPG

File:2005-08-17 Amman-Aqaba 04, Jordanien.jpg