Ayla

Aqābaʾ is the only coastal city in and the largest and most populous city on the Gulf of Aqaba. Situated in southernmost Jordan, Aqaba is the administrative center of the .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: Currently ‘Aqaba’, The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
  • Also known as: “Aïlah”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Aqaba Church and Aqaba Archaeological Museum.

Archaeological site
Photo: Bel Adone, Public domain.
is a historic 3rd-century church located in , . is situated 360 metres north of Ayla.

Museum
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is the official archaeological museum of the city of in . is situated 1 km south of Ayla.

Castle
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The or Aqaba Fort, also known as the… is situated 1 km south of Ayla.

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
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is the southernmost kibbutz in . is situated 7 km northwest of Ayla.

Ayla

Latitude
29.53059° or 29° 31′ 50″ north
Longitude
34.99994° or 34° 59′ 60″ east
Open location code
7GXPGXJX+6X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 107234118
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q407451
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Ayla” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “آيلة”
  • Bengali: “আইলা (নগরী)”
  • Bengali: “আইলা”
  • Catalan: “Ayla”
  • Dutch: “Ayla”
  • French: “Ayla”
  • German: “Ayla”
  • Greek: “Άυλα”
  • Hebrew: “איילה”
  • Hindi: “आयला”
  • Hungarian: “Ayla”
  • Spanish: “Ayla”
  • Urdu: “ایلہ”
  • “Aila”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Aqaba Gulf Hotel and دوار آيلا.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: The Royal Yacht Club and Copacabana.

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