Jabal ash Shahbī

Places of Interest

Aqaba Archaeological Museum

Museum

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Aqaba Archaeological Museum is the official archaeological museum of the city of Aqaba in Jordan. Aqaba Archaeological Museum is situated 3½ km west of Jabal ash Shahbī.

Aqaba Castle

Castle

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The Aqaba Castle or Aqaba Fort, also known as the Mamluk Castle of Aqaba, Jordan, is a Mamluk and Ottoman fortified caravanserai on the pilgrimage route to Mecca and Medina which, in its current form, dates back mainly to the 16th century. Aqaba Castle is situated 3½ km west of Jabal ash Shahbī.

Aqaba Church

Archaeological site

Photo: Bel Adone, Public domain.

Aqaba Church is a historic 3rd-century church located in Aqaba, Jordan. It was unearthed in 1998 by a group of archaeologists and is considered to be the world's oldest-known purpose-built Christian church. Aqaba Church is situated 4 km west of Jabal ash Shahbī.

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Aqaba

Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Aqaba is Jordan's only port city. It is on the Gulf of Aqaba in the extreme south of the country, adjacent to Eilat in Israel.

Eilat

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Eilat is the only Israeli city on the Red Sea. Eilat is the southernmost town in Israel, isolated from the rest of the country by the Negev 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.

Eilot

Village

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Eilot is the southernmost kibbutz in Israel. It is located in the Aravah Valley, near the border with Jordan. Eilot is less than a kilometer north of Eilat, and just over 3 kilometers north of the Red Sea. Eilot is situated 9 km northwest of Jabal ash Shahbī.

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