Port
The Port of Aqaba is the only port in Jordan, and is owned by Aqaba Development Corporation and has 12 terminals operated by five operators: the Aqaba Company for port management and operation; Aqaba Container Terminal; Industrial Port Company; phosphate Company; National Electricity power Company, and the pilotage operated by Aqaba Port Marine Services Company.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 1½ km north of Port.
Aqaba Castle
Castle
Ayla
Archaeological site
Aqābaʾ 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 2½ km north of Port.
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 5 km north of Port.
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.
Port
- Type: Industry
- Also known as: “الميناء”
- Location: Aqaba, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
29.50877° or 29° 30′ 32″ northLongitude
34.99738° or 34° 59′ 51″ eastOpen location code
7GXPGX5W+GXOpenStreetMap ID
way 42856735OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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In Other Languages
“Port” goes by many names.
- German: “Hafen”
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Highlights include Al Hafayer Park and صعود الباخرة اليخت العقبة (m&h).
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