Crossword clues for aqaba
aqaba
- Arabian gulf
- Mideast gulf
- Red Sea port on its own gulf
- Mideastern gulf
- Seaport of Jordan
- Gulf of ___ (Red Sea arm)
- Sinai Peninsula gulf
- Port city of Jordan
- King Hussein International Airport city
- Gulf of __: Red Sea inlet
- Target of a "Lawrence of Arabia" attack
- Southern Jordan port
- Sinai Peninsula's Gulf of __
- Seaport in Jordan
- Port captured by Lawrence in "Lawrence of Arabia"
- Jordanian city or the gulf where it's located
- Jordanian city
- Gulf of the Red Sea
- Gulf of ___ (water body between Saudi Arabia and Egypt)
- Gulf of ___ (Middle East inlet)
- Gulf in the Red Sea
- Gulf branching from the Red Sea
- Eilat's neighbor across the border
- City on Jordan's coast
- Jordanian port
- Gulf between Saudi Arabia and Egypt
- Mideast's Gulf of ___
- Jordan's only port
- Red Sea's Gulf of ___
- "Lawrence of Arabia" city
- King Hussein Airport locale
- Hub for Jordan Aviation
- Great Rift Valley port
- Jordan's only seaport
- Jordanian seaport
- City across the border from Eilat
- Port city on the Red Sea
- Gulf of ___ (arm of the Red Sea)
- Jordan's port
- Located in southwestern Jordan on the Gulf of Aqaba
- Gulf of ____
- Sinai gulf
- Red Sea gulf
- Port of Jordan
- Middle Eastern gulf
- A question over sailor reaching a Middle East port
- Port a queen and a bishop accepted
Wikipedia
Aqaba (; ) 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 centre of the Aqaba Governorate. The city has a population of 188,160 and a land area of . Today, Aqaba plays a major role in the development of the Jordanian economy, through the vibrant trade and tourism sectors. The Port of Aqaba also serves other countries in the region.
Aqaba's strategic location at the northeastern tip of the Red Sea between the continents of Asia and Africa, has made its port important over the course of thousands of years. The ancient city was called Ayla, its strategic location and proximity to copper mines, made it a regional hub for copper production and trade in the Chalcolithic period. Ayla became a bishopric under Byzantine rule and later became a Latin Catholic titular see after Islamic conquest around 600 AD, when Ayla became known as Aqaba. Lawrence of Arabia film has boosted Aqaba's popularity, where the Battle of Aqaba took place in the year 1917, attacking forces of the Great Arab Revolt, led by Auda ibu Tayi and advised by T. E. Lawrence were victorious over the Ottoman defenders.
Aqaba's location next to Wadi Rum and Petra has placed it in Jordan's golden triangle of tourism, which strengthened the city's location on the world map and made it one of the major tourist attractions in Jordan. The city is administered by the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority, which has turned Aqaba into a low-tax, duty-free city, attracting several mega projects like Ayla Oasis, Saraya Aqaba, Marsa Zayed and expansion of the Port of Aqaba. They are expected to turn the city into a major tourism hub in the region. However, industrial and commercial activities remain important, due to the strategic location of the city as the country's only seaport.
Aqaba is a folk album by June Tabor released in 1988 on Topic Records, catalogue number TSCD 449.
The album was produced and engineered by Andrew Cronshaw at Ideal Sound Recorders, London.
Notable for its spare, almost minimalist arrangements, the album includes a mixture of traditional and non-traditional songs, in particular two from Tabor favourite Bill Caddick.
The accompanying book to the Topic Records 70 year anniversary boxed set Three Score and Ten lists this album as one of its classic albums.