Aqaba
geographical name
Aqa·ba
ˈä-kä-bə 
variants
or Al-ʽAqabah
or ancient Elath
town and port at the head of the northeastern arm (the
Gulf of Aqaba
) of the Red Sea in southwestern Jordan on the border with Israel population 104,000
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“Aqaba.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Aqaba. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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