Battle of Aqaba
Battle of Aqaba is a battlefield in Aqaba, Jordan. Battle of Aqaba is situated nearby to Great Arab Revolt Plaza, as well as near Aqaba Archaeological Museum.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
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 120 metres east of Battle of Aqaba.
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 170 metres east of Battle of Aqaba.
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. Ayla is situated 1 km north of Battle of Aqaba.
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 4 km north of Battle of Aqaba.
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.
Battle of Aqaba
- Type: Battlefield
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Aqaba, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
29.52142° or 29° 31′ 17″ northLongitude
35.00033° or 35° 0′ 1″ eastOpen location code
7GXQG2C2+H4OpenStreetMap ID
node 13432361412OpenStreetMap feature
historic=battlefield
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In Other Languages
“Battle of Aqaba” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “معركة العقبة”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Great Arab Revolt Plaza and صعود الباخرة اليخت العقبة (m&h).
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