Aqaba
Aqaba (Arabic: العقبة al-ʻAqabah , "the Obstacle") is a Jordanian coastal ceety situatit at the northeastren tip o the Reid Sea.
Aqaba العقبة | |
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Ceety | |
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| Eik-name(s): The Bride o the Reid Sea | |
| Motto(s): Aqaba adorn bi its sons haunds | |
  Aqaba Aqaba in Jordan, on the Gulf o Aqaba. | |
| Coordinates: 29°31′00″N 35°00′00″E / 29.5167°N 35°E | |
| Kintra |  Jordan |
| Govrenorate | Aqaba Govrenorate |
| Founded | 3989 B.C. |
| Authority Established | 2001 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Autonomous authority |
| • Chief Commissioner | Prof. Kamel O. Mahadeen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 375 km2 (145 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (2011 est.) | |
| • Total | 106,800  |
| Data refers tae Aqaba Special Economic Zone | |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (Jordan Staundart Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (observed) |
| Area code(s) | +(962)3 |
| Airports | King Hussein Internaitional Airport |
| Website | http://www.aseza.jo http://www.aqaba.jo |
