Damiyah Bridge | |
|---|---|
 Looking from the West Bank to Jordan | |
| Coordinates | 32°06′10″N 35°32′07″E / 32.10278°N 35.53528°E |
| Crosses | Jordan River |
| Locale | Palestinian territories and Jordan |
| Official name | Jisr ed-Damiye |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch |
| History | |
| Opened | Roman period[citation needed] |
| Location | |
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The Damiyah Bridge (Arabic: جسر الدامية, romanized: Jisr ed-Damieh, lit. 'Bridge of ed-Damieh'),[1][2] known as Prince Muhammad Bridge in Jordan, and as Gesher Adam (Hebrew: גשר אדם, lit. 'Adam Bridge') in Israel, is a historical bridge that crosses the Jordan River and located between the Palestinian territories and the town of Damia in the Balqa Governorate in Jordan.[3]
In 1918, during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of the First World War, it was captured by Imperial British forces. At the time it was used as part of the Nablus – Es Salt[4] – Amman road.
After 1991 it was used only for goods transported by truck between Israel, the West Bank and Jordan until its closure for security reasons sometime between 2002 and 2005 during the Second Intifada.[5] As of 2014, the Israeli side is part of a closed military area.
- ^ Stewardson, Henry C. (compiler) (1888). The Survey of Western Palestine: A General Index. London: Harrison & Sons for the Palestine Exploration Fund. p. 98. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ "Chronology August 16, 1968-November 15, 1968" (PDF). Middle East Journal. 23 (1 (Winter, 1969)). Middle East Institute: 63-80 [65]. 1969. JSTOR 4324395. Retrieved 19 August 2022 – via Stanford U. website.
- ^ "Where is Jisr ed Damiye, Jordan?". geotargit.com. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ "New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade Headquarters War Diary". First World War Diaries AWM4, 35-1-41. Canberra: Australian War Memorial. September 1918. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ^ "PA, Jordan working to reopen bridge Israel closed in 2005". Ma'an News Agency. 2014-02-13. Archived from the original on 2014-11-02. Retrieved 2014-11-02.