Aqabah

Aqabah is a Palestinian village in the northeastern , which is being targeted for demolition by the Israeli Civil Administration as the majority of structures were alleged to have been built without permits from the Israeli military administration.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: Palestinian village in the northeastern West Bank, which is being targeted for demolition by the Israeli Civil Administration
  • Also known as: ‘Aqqāba”, “‘Aqqābe”, “`Aqqabah”, “Akabeh”, and “Aqabe

Places of Interest

Highlights include Burj el Maleh.

Ruins
is a ruins, which is situated 4 km east of Aqabah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tayasir and Salhab.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a Palestinian village in the of the Palestinian Authority, in the northern . It is located 3 kilometers northeast of and 22 kilometers northeast of .

Hamlet
is a small Palestinian village in the in the northeastern , located four kilometers north of . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics census, it had a population of 45 living in five households in 2007 and a population of 25 in 2017. is situated 4½ km northwest of Aqabah.

Aqabah

Latitude
32.33775° or 32° 20′ 16″ north
Longitude
35.41678° or 35° 25′ 0″ east
Elevation
287 metres (942 feet)
Open location code
8G4Q8CQ8+3P
Geo­Names ID
284926
Wiki­data ID
Q4782459
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swahili—“Aqabah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: العقبة
  • Arabic: عقبه (طوباس)
  • Catalan: Aqabah
  • Cebuano: ‘Aqqābah
  • Dutch: Aqabah
  • Egyptian Arabic: العقبه
  • French: Aqabah
  • German: Aqabah
  • Hebrew: אל-עקבה
  • Indonesian: Aqabah
  • Persian: عقبه (فلسطین)
  • Persian: عقبه
  • Russian: Акаба
  • Swahili: Aqabah

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