Old Īla Site
Old Īla Site is an archaeological site in Aqaba, Jordan. Old Īla Site is situated nearby to the archaeological site Ayla, as well as near Aqaba Church.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ayla and Aqaba Church.
Ayla
Archaeological site
Aqaba is the only coastal city in Jordan and the largest and most populous city on the Gulf of Aqaba. Situated in southernmost Jordan, Aqaba is the administrative center of the Aqaba Governorate.
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 330 metres north of Old Īla Site.
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 1 km south of Old Īla Site.
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 3 km north of Old Īla Site.
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.
Old Īla Site
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Mawqi‘ Īlā al Atharī” and “Mawqi` Ila al Athari”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Aqaba, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
29.53086° or 29° 31′ 51″ northLongitude
34.99998° or 34° 59′ 60″ eastElevation
9 metres (30 feet)Open location code
7GXPGXJX+8XGeoNames ID
11191543
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In Other Languages
“Old Īla Site” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “موقع ايلا الأثري”
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