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Tall al Khulayfah

Tall al Khulayfah is an archaeological site in , .
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Highlights include Aqaba Church and Ice Mall.

Archaeological site
Photo: Bel Adone, Public domain.
is a historic 3rd-century church located in , . It was unearthed in 1998 by a group of archaeologists and is considered to be the world's oldest-known purpose-built Christian church. is situated 2 km southeast of Tall al Khulayfah.

Shopping center
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is a shopping center, which is situated 2 km northwest of Tall al Khulayfah.

Archaeological site
Aqaba is the only coastal city in and the largest and most populous city on the Gulf of Aqaba. Situated in southernmost Jordan, Aqaba is the administrative center of the . is situated 2½ km southeast of Tall al Khulayfah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tall al Khalifa and Aqaba.

Village
Tell el-Kheleifeh is an archaeological site in at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba immediately northwest of the city of . Its older identification with the 10th-century port from the biblical King Solomon narrative does not stand up to newer…

Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is 's only port city. It is on the Gulf of in the extreme south of the country, adjacent to Eilat in Israel.

Photo: Chris Yunker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the only city on the Red Sea. is the southernmost town in Israel, isolated from the rest of the country by the desert. It's sandwiched between Taba in Egypt and Aqaba in Jordan, and often used as an access route to those cities because of its large modern Ramon airport.

Tall al Khulayfah

Latitude
29.54447° or 29° 32′ 40″ north
Longitude
34.98215° or 34° 58′ 56″ east
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
7GXPGXVJ+QV
Geo­Names ID
246603
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In Other Languages

“Tall al Khulayfah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تل الخليفة”

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