![]() The Romans did not build the King’s highway out of nowhere though. It ran all the way from Heliopolis in Egypt through Jordan’s Great Rift valley to Damascus and facilitated trade between Africa and the Middle East. The Road is said to be constructed by Roman emperor Trajan under the name of the Via Nova Traiana. Most people take the King’s highway to travel from Amman to Petra, but this historic route was once much longer. Mount Nebo and the view on the Holy Land History of the Kings highway in Jordan The winding roads offer beautiful sceneries as you pass by small mountain villages, biblical sites, Roman ruins, ancient castles and spectacular nature reserves. The Kings highway, or highway number 35, runs along the edge of the Great Rift Valley. However, there are still plenty of reasons you should take the longer and slower Kings highway. The Desert highway and the Dead sea highway are in fact faster and more straightforward. ![]() If you look on the map you can see there are now two other highways doing the same. Nowadays the Kings highway connects the North of Jordan with the South and it is the most popular way to travel from Amman to Petra. For more than 5000 years it was a trade route connecting the Arab world with the Levant. The Kings highway in Jordan is one of the most ancient and scenic road trips in the Middle East.
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