Aqaba Castle

The Aqaba Castle or Aqaba Fort, also known as the Mamluk Castle of , Jordan, is a Mamluk and Ottoman fortified caravanserai on the pilgrimage route to and which, in its current form, dates back mainly to the 16th century.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: mamluk-Ottoman caravanserai and fort in Aqaba, Jordan
  • Also known as: “Al Aqaba”, “Aqaba Fortress”, “Castillo de Aqaba”, and “Qal‘at al ‘Aqabah”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Aqaba Archaeological Museum and Ayla.

Museum
Photo: Bel Adone, Public domain.
is the official archaeological museum of the city of in .

Archaeological site
Aqābaʾ is the only coastal city in and the… is situated 1 km north of Aqaba Castle.

Archaeological site
Photo: Bel Adone, Public domain.
is a historic 3rd-century church located in , . is situated 1½ km north of Aqaba Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aqaba and Eilat.

Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is 's only port city.

Photo: Chris Yunker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the only city on the Red Sea.

Village
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is the southernmost kibbutz in . is situated 8 km northwest of Aqaba Castle.

Aqaba Castle

Latitude
29.52138° or 29° 31′ 17″ north
Longitude
35.00204° or 35° 0′ 7″ east
Elevation
17 metres (56 feet)
Open location code
7GXQG2C2+HR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 106995824
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
11191544
Wiki­data ID
Q4782454
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Aqaba Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة العقبة”
  • Armenian: “Ակաբայի ամրոց”
  • Catalan: “castell d’Àqaba”
  • Catalan: “Castell d’Àqaba”
  • Chinese: “亞喀巴城堡”
  • Czech: “Akabská pevnost”
  • Czech: “Akabský hrad”
  • French: “Forteresse d’Aqaba”
  • German: “Burg Aila”
  • German: “Festung Akaba”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο της Άκαμπα”
  • Hebrew: “מצודת עקבה”
  • Hindi: “अकाबा महल”
  • Romanian: “Castelul Aqaba”
  • Romanian: “Cetatea Aqaba”
  • Russian: “Мамлюкский форт (крепость мамлюков)”
  • Slovenian: “Akabska trdnjava”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Áqaba”
  • Turkish: “Akabe Kalesi”
  • Urdu: “قصر عقبہ”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Askān al Mīnā’ and Tall al Khalifa.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Noor Al-Hussein Foundation Shop and Hafilaat Stop to Aqaba South Beaches.

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