Al Burj

Al Burj is a locality in Aqaba, Jordan. Al Burj is situated nearby to the locality Jabal ash Shurayyaḩ, as well as near the village Askān al Mīnā’.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Aqaba Archaeological Museum and Aqaba Castle.

Aqaba Archaeological Museum

Museum

Photo: Bel Adone, Public domain.

Aqaba Archaeological Museum is the official archaeological museum of the city of Aqaba in Jordan. Aqaba Archaeological Museum is situated 4 km north of Al Burj.

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 4 km north of Al Burj.

Port of Aqaba

Photo: Xavi Talleda, CC BY 2.0.

The Port of Aqaba is the only port in Jordan. It is owned by Aqaba Development Corporation. The port has 12 terminals operated by five operators: the Aqaba Company for port management and operation; Aqaba Container Terminal; Industrial Port Company; phosphate Company; National Electricity Power Company, and the pilotage operated by Aqaba Port Marine Services Company. Port of Aqaba is situated 2½ km south of Al Burj.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aqaba and Tall al Khalifa.

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.

Tall al Khalifa

Village

Tell el-Kheleifeh is an archaeological site in Jordan at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba immediately northwest of the city of Aqaba. Its older identification with the 10th-century port from the biblical King Solomon narrative does not stand up to newer… Tall al Khalifa is situated 8 km north of Al Burj.

Eilat

Photo: Chris Yunker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Al Burj

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Burj”, “El Burg”, and “El Burj”
Location: Aqaba, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

29.4878° or 29° 29′ 16″ north

Longitude

34.98752° or 34° 59′ 15″ east

Elevation

162 metres (531 feet)

Open location code

7GXPFXQQ+42

OpenStreetMap ID

node 798842924

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

250731

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Italian—“Al Burj” goes by many names.

Arabic: “البرج”
French: “Al Burj”
German: “Al Burj”
Italian: “Al Burj”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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