Port

The Port of Aqaba is the only port in , 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.

Museum
Photo: Bel Adone, Public domain.
is the official archaeological museum of the city of in . is situated 1½ km north of Port.

Castle
The 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. is situated 1½ km north of Port.

Archaeological site
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 . is situated 2½ km north of Port.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aqaba and Tall al Khalifa.

is 's only port city. It is on the Gulf of in the extreme south of the country, adjacent to Eilat in Israel.

Village
Tell el-Kheleifeh is an archaeological site in at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba immediately northwest of the city of . Its older identification with the 10th-century port from the biblical King Solomon narrative does not stand up to newer… is situated 5 km north of Port.

is the only city on the Red Sea. is the southernmost town in Israel, isolated from the rest of the country by the 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

Latitude
29.50877° or 29° 30′ 32″ north
Longitude
34.99738° or 34° 59′ 51″ east
Open location code
7GXPGX5W+GX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 42856735
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
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Highlights include Al Hafayer Park and صعود الباخرة اليخت العقبة (m&h).

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