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Gulf of Aqaba
gulf in the Middle East
Aqaba
Aqābaʾ ( , ; , ) is the only coastal city in Jordan and the largest and most populous city on the Gulf of Aqaba. Situated in southernmost Jordan, Aqaba is the administrative center of the Aqaba Governorate. The city had a population of 148,398 in 2015 and a land area of . Aqaba has significant trade and tourism. The Port of Aqaba also serves other countries in the region.
Edom
Edom (; ; ; ; Ancient Egyptian: jdwmꜥ) was an ancient kingdom that stretched across areas in the south of present-day Jordan, Palestine and Israel. Edom and the Edomites appear in several written sources relating to the late Bronze Age and to the Iron Age in the Levant, including the list of the Egyptian pharaoh Seti I from c. 1215 BC as well as in the chronicle of a campaign by Ramesses III (r. 1186–1155 BC), and the Hebrew Bible.
Aqaba Governorate
governorate of Jordan
Battle of Aqaba
1917 battle in the Arab Revolt of World War I
2022 Aqaba toxic gas leak
2022 toxic gas leak in Aqaba, Jordan
Port of Aqaba
Port in Aqaba, Jordan
Aqaba Railway Corporation
company
Ayla
Currently "Aqaba", The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Aqaba Thermal Power Plant
power station in Jordan
Tell el-Kheleifeh
archaeological site in Jordan