Aqaba

[ ah-kuh-buh, ak-uh- ]

noun

1. a seaport in southwestern Jordan, at the northern end of the Gulf of Aqaba.
2. Gulf of Aqaba, an arm of the Red Sea, between Saudi Arabia and Egypt. 100 miles (160 km) long.

Aqaba

/ ˈækəbə /

noun

1. the only port in Jordan, in the southwest, on the Gulf of Aqaba . Pop: 80 790 (2004)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Aqaba¹

First recorded in 1905–10; from Arabic; shortening of al-ʿaqabat Aylah “the mountain pass of Aylah”

Example Sentences

The school, the Red Sea Institute of Cinematic Arts in Aqaba, opened in September of this year to no publicity at all.

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