Aqaba facts for kids
Aqaba is the only city on Jordan's coast. For this reason, it is a very important port city for the country. It is also the largest city on the Gulf of Aqaba. During World War I, T.E. Lawrence lead Arab rebels across the Arabian Desert to attack and capture the city, which was controlled by the Ottoman Empire then. This was known as the Battle of Aqaba.
Excavations in Aqaba show the city has been inhabited since 4000 BC. It had then a thriving copper production industry. Copper is the main constituent of the alloy bronze, the key metal for making weapons during the bronze age.
Images for kids
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1822 map of the area by Eduard Rüppell (the first foreigner to explore the area in modern times) with modern borders overlaid. The mound shown on this map as "Ruines d'Elana" is today known as Tell el-Kheleifeh; it has been speculated to be the biblical Ezion-Geber.
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Lawrence of Arabia on a camel in Aqaba in 1917
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View of Aqaba
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Shatt Al-Ghandour gardens
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Aqaba's coral reefs have made it one of the best diving spots in the world
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A beach in Aqaba.
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Mosque at Marsa Zayed
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Skyline of Aqaba
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Taxis in Aqaba
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The Port of Aqaba is the only port in Jordan.
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Roman milestone that marked the starting point of the Via Nova Traiana on display in the Aqaba Archaeological Museum.
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Aqaba Church, considered to be the world's first purpose-built church.
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A view of Ayla
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Ayla with a background view of mountains North of Aqaba
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Aqaba Fortress
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View of Aqaba
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The Eastern Gate of the ruins of Ayla
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Sunset
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View of the city
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