Aqaba
Americannoun
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a seaport in southwestern Jordan, at the northern end of the Gulf of Aqaba.
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Gulf of Aqaba, an arm of the Red Sea, between Saudi Arabia and Egypt. 100 miles (160 km) long.
noun
Etymology
Origin of Aqaba
First recorded in 1905–10; from Arabic; shortening of al-ʿaqabat Aylah “the mountain pass of Aylah”
Example Sentences
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At least one attack targeted Jordan’s only port, Aqaba.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
The port of Aqaba in Jordan serves as a base for sending goods to Baghdad and Basra in Iraq, while a Turkish corridor is also allowing goods into northern Iraq.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
And after the outbreak was reported near Aqaba, one of its next stops was at a port in Egypt that receives ships from that Jordanian city.
From Science Magazine ● May 28, 2024
In addition, a few young urchins have emerged which are being monitored in the Gulf of Aqaba.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2023
Midian was properly the district which stretched along the western coast of the Gulf of Aqaba towards Mecca, if not towards Yemen.
From Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
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