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  2. Aqaba - Wikipedia

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    Aqaba is the only seaport of Jordan so virtually all of Jordan's exports depart from here. Heavy machinery industry is also flourishing in the city with regional assembly plants being located in Aqaba such as the Land Rover Aqaba Assembly Plant. By 2008 the ASEZ had attracted $18bn in committed investments, beating its $6bn target by 2020 by a ...

  3. Gulf of Aqaba - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 January 2025. Large gulf at the northern tip of the Red Sea Gulf of Aqaba Gulf of Eilat خَلِيج الْعَقَبَة (Arabic) מפרץ אילת (Hebrew) The Sinai Peninsula with the Gulf of Aqaba to the east and the Gulf of Suez to the west Gulf of Aqaba Location West Asia Coordinates 28°45′N ...

  4. Aqaba Governorate - Wikipedia

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    Aqaba (Arabic: العقبة al-ʻAqabah) is one of the governorates of Jordan, located south of Amman, capital of Jordan. Its capital is Aqaba. It is the fourth largest governorate in Jordan by area and is ranked 10th by population. Aqaba, the port at the Red Sea, plays an important role in the

  5. Port of Aqaba - Wikipedia

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    Today, the economy of Aqaba is largely based around the port sector. Recently, an Abu Dhabi consortium of companies called Al Maabar has won the bid to relocate and manage the Aqaba port for 30 years and expand the existing ferry terminal which receives about 1.3 million passengers and thousands of trucks and cars coming from across the shore ...

  6. Duba, Saudi Arabia - Wikipedia

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    It is strategically located at the starting point of Gulf of Aqaba that ends at Umm al-Rashrash, Palestine and Aqaba, Jordan. It is an important economic epicenter in the country, with many merchants passing Duba each year. Duba is also serving as hub for Neom. It is located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of the planned site on the Neom ...

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  8. Ezion-Geber - Wikipedia

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    Pharaoh's Island in the Gulf of Aqaba. Ezion-Geber (Hebrew: עֶצְיֹן גֶּבֶר ‎, Modern: ʻEṣyōn Gevér, Tiberian: ʿEṣyōn Geḇer, Biblical: Ġeṣyōn Geḇer; also Asiongaber) is a city only known from the Hebrew Bible, in Idumea, [dubious – discuss] a seaport on the northern extremity of the Gulf of Aqaba, in modern terms somewhere in the area of modern Aqaba and Eilat.

  9. King Hussein International Airport - Wikipedia

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    The location of Aqaba is unusual, for within a 15 miles (24 km) radius there are three other countries, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Israel. The airport has a single runway equipped with a category 1 instrument landing system (ILS).