diff --git a/apps/api/src/maps/maps.service.ts b/apps/api/src/maps/maps.service.ts
index 3111e46..007895a 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/maps/maps.service.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/maps/maps.service.ts
@@ -164,12 +164,34 @@ export class MapsService {
       const baseDuration = route.time / 1000;
       const trafficAwareDuration = baseDuration * trafficFactor;
 
-      // Process all paths to add metadata (Names, Tags, Elevation & Slope Warnings)
+      // 1. Identify the primary route's major artery/street
+      const mainInstructions = paths[0]?.instructions || [];
+      const mainStreetName = this.getRouteName(mainInstructions);
+
+      // Process all paths to add metadata (Real Street Names, Tags, Elevation & Slope Warnings)
       const processedPaths = paths.map((p: any, index: number) => {
         const pCoords = this.decodePolyline(p.points);
         const pTrafficFactor = this.trafficGrid.getTrafficFactor(pCoords, hr, dow);
         const pDuration = Math.round((p.time / 1000) * pTrafficFactor);
-        const routeName = this.getRouteName(p.instructions);
+        
+        // For alternative routes, find the distinctive street that differentiates it from the main route
+        let routeStreet = index === 0 
+          ? mainStreetName 
+          : this.getRouteName(p.instructions, mainStreetName || undefined);
+
+        // Fallback to any valid street name if differential lookup didn't find one
+        if (!routeStreet) {
+          routeStreet = this.getRouteName(p.instructions);
+        }
+
+        // Format route name with Arabic prefix
+        let finalRouteName = '';
+        if (routeStreet) {
+          const cleanStreet = routeStreet.replace(/^عبر\s+/, '').trim();
+          finalRouteName = `عبر ${cleanStreet}`;
+        } else {
+          finalRouteName = index === 0 ? 'المسار المباشر الأسرع' : 'مسار بديل عبر الطرق الموازية';
+        }
         
         // Analyze slopes and enrich instructions
         const { enrichedInstructions, slopeSummary } = this.enrichInstructionsWithSlopeAnalysis(p.instructions, pCoords);
@@ -184,7 +206,7 @@ export class MapsService {
         }
 
         return {
-          routeName: routeName ? `عبر ${routeName}` : `المسار ${index + 1}`,
+          routeName: finalRouteName,
           tags,
           distance: p.distance,
           duration: pDuration,
@@ -430,18 +452,47 @@ export class MapsService {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Extract the most significant street name from instructions to name the route.
+   * Intelligently extracts the most descriptive, distinctive street or highway name for a route.
    */
-  private getRouteName(instructions: any[]): string | null {
+  private getRouteName(instructions: any[], excludeStreet?: string): string | null {
     if (!instructions || instructions.length === 0) return null;
     
     const streetDistances: Record<string, number> = {};
+    
     for (const inst of instructions) {
-      if (inst.street_name && inst.street_name.trim() !== '') {
-        streetDistances[inst.street_name] = (streetDistances[inst.street_name] || 0) + (inst.distance || 0);
+      let candidate = inst.street_name?.trim();
+      
+      // If street_name is empty, check highway ref or destination (e.g., Highway 35 / طريق جرش / طريق المطار)
+      if (!candidate || candidate === '') {
+        if (inst.street_destination_ref) {
+          candidate = `طريق ${inst.street_destination_ref}`;
+        } else if (inst.street_ref) {
+          candidate = `طريق ${inst.street_ref}`;
+        } else if (inst.street_destination) {
+          candidate = `طريق ${inst.street_destination}`;
+        }
+      }
+
+      // If still empty, attempt to extract named street from instruction text
+      if (!candidate || candidate === '') {
+        const match = inst.text?.match(/(?:عبر|في|إلى|خلال|من خلال)\s+(شارع\s+[\u0621-\u064A0-9\s]+|طريق\s+[\u0621-\u064A0-9\s]+|دوار\s+[\u0621-\u064A0-9\s]+|الدوار\s+[\u0621-\u064A0-9\s]+|جسر\s+[\u0621-\u064A0-9\s]+)/i);
+        if (match && match[1]) {
+          candidate = match[1].trim();
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (candidate && candidate !== '') {
+        // Remove trailing or leading noise
+        candidate = candidate.replace(/^عبر\s+/, '').trim();
+        
+        // If we have an exclusion, only add if different
+        if (!excludeStreet || candidate !== excludeStreet.replace(/^عبر\s+/, '').trim()) {
+          streetDistances[candidate] = (streetDistances[candidate] || 0) + (inst.distance || 1);
+        }
       }
     }
-    
+
+    // Pick candidate with longest distance
     let longestStreet: string | null = null;
     let maxDist = 0;
     
@@ -452,6 +503,11 @@ export class MapsService {
       }
     }
     
+    // If no non-excluded street found, fallback to any longest street
+    if (!longestStreet && excludeStreet) {
+      return this.getRouteName(instructions);
+    }
+    
     return longestStreet;
   }