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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.

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Tall Hujayrat Al-Ghuzlan archaeological site

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.

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    Main historical sites in the northern part of the Gulf of Aqaba

  • Aqaba Archeological Museum04

    Roman milestone that marked the starting point of the Via Nova Traiana

  • Early church of Aqaba04

    Aqaba Church from around AD 300

  • Aqaba Fort

    The Muslim fortress of Aqaba

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    View of Aqaba

  • Movenpick Tala Bay - Aqaba

    One of the many resorts in the city

  • Aqaba Garden

    Shatt Al-Ghandour gardens

  • Red Sea Summit in Aqaba

    The Red Sea Summit in Aqaba in 2003.

  • Diving in Aqaba

    Aqaba's coral reefs have made it one of the best diving spots in the world

  • Aqababeach

    A beach in Aqaba.

  • Aqaba Mosque

    Mosque at Marsa Zayed

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    Skyline of Aqaba

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    Taxis in Aqaba

  • CSCL Rotterdam in Aqaba, Jordan

    The Port of Aqaba is the only port in Jordan.

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    Early Muslim Ayla

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    Early Muslim Ayla

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    Lawrence of Arabia on a camel in Aqaba in 1917

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    Aqaba in 1937

  • 1822 Rüppell map of the Gulf of Aqaba with modern borders

    1822 area map by Eduard Rüppell, modern borders overlaid. His "Ruines d'Elana" is the site of Tell el-Kheleifeh.

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    View of Aqaba

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    The Eastern Gate of the ruins of Ayla

  • Sunset in Aqaba

    Sunset

  • AqabaVueDeLaMer

    View of the city

See also

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