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’.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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.
Aqaba Castle
Castle
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, and is owned by Aqaba Development Corporation and 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″ northLongitude
34.98752° or 34° 59′ 15″ eastElevation
162 metres (531 feet)Open location code
7GXPFXQQ+42OpenStreetMap ID
node 798842924OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
250731
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