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Aqaba
Aqaba ('Aqabah, al‐), JordanEloth, Berenice, Aelana, Ayla Dominated by mountains, the name is an abbreviated form of 'Aqabat Ayla ‘Pass of Ayla’ from the Arabic q'ab ‘lowest part’. The city is mentioned in the Bible as ‘Ezion‐geber which is beside Eloth’ (1 Kings 9: 26), although this is now more properly Eilat, which is just across the western border in Israel. It was called Berenice by the Ptolemies and became Aelana, the garrison for a Roman legion c.100. The city was captured by the Prophet Muhammad† in 630, the Arabs renaming it Ayla, and by the Crusaders in the 12th century. In 1183 it was regained by the Muslims, who renamed it Aqaba in the 13th century. The city became part of Egypt during the 19th century, but was acquired by the Ottoman Turks when the boundary between the Ottoman Empire and Egypt was demarcated in 1906. It was captured in 1917 by Arab forces under T. E. Lawrence, a British guerrilla leader. In 1925 it was placed by the British under the control of the Protectorate of Transjordan. The frontier, arbitrarily drawn by the UK and which put Aqaba in Transjordan, was disputed by Saudi Arabia. A treaty resolved the dispute in 1965: in return for about 4 000 square miles (10 360 sq. km) of Jordanian territory, Saudi Arabia recognized Aqaba as Jordanian and itself gave up some 10 miles (16 km) of coastline to the south of the previous boundary.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Aqaba." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Aqaba." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Aqaba.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Aqaba." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Aqaba.html |
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Aqaba was a small fishing village and site of an Ottoman fort when it became officially incorporated into the Emirate of Transjordan in 1924, giving Jordan its only outlet to the sea. In 1959, Aqaba's port became operational, and in 1976, a free trade zone was opened. The port experienced substantial development as a result of aid from Iraq, which needed safe access to a seaport during its war with Iran. Iraqi aid also helped develop the country's roads and overland transportation systems. Cargo handled through Aqaba increased steadily throughout the 1980s, peaking in 1988 at 20 million tons, and fell sharply to 10 million tons after the United Nations embargo of Iraq in 1990. In 1999 Aqaba handled 12.8 million tons of cargo. Port facilities will require modernization to increase handling potential once the embargo is lifted. In addition to the port, Aqaba, with a population of 40,500 (1998), is a popular tourist resort known for its beaches, water sports, and spectacular coral reefs. BibliographyNowar, Ma'an A. The History of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: The Creation and Development of Transjordan. St. Paul, MN: Consortium Book Sales and Distribution, 1989. Jenab Tutunji |
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Tutunji, Jenab. "Aqaba." Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Tutunji, Jenab. "Aqaba." Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3424600259.html Tutunji, Jenab. "Aqaba." Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa. 2004. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3424600259.html |
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Aqaba , town (1996 est. pop. 52,000), SW Jordan, at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba, on the border with Israel. It is the only Jordanian port with direct access to the Red Sea; it remains the trade entrepôt to Iraq. Phosphates are the chief export. Aqaba is also a popular winter and summer seaside resort. Since at least 1000 BC, a port has existed continuously on the site to handle trade between Palestine and Syria. Aqaba stands on or near the biblical Elath (Elat). The Roman military post of Aelana later occupied the site. A great road built under Emperor Trajan linked the area with Damascus and Egypt. Occupied and fortified by the Crusaders in 1115, Aqaba was retaken by Saladin in 1187. During the 19th cent. the town became a staging point on the pilgrim route to Mecca. T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) captured Aqaba for the Allies in World War I; it later became part of the Hejaz but was ceded to Transjordan in 1924. The town's name is sometimes spelled Akaba. |
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"Aqaba." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Aqaba." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Aqaba.html "Aqaba." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Aqaba.html |
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Aqaba (Al 'Aqabah) Only seaport of Jordan, at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba on the ne end of the Red Sea. It was an important part of medieval Palestine. In 1917 it was captured from the Turks by T. E. Lawrence, and finally ceded to Jordan in 1925. It is crucial to Jordan's phosphate exports, and is expanding as a port and diving resort. Pop. (1994) 62,773.
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"Aqaba." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Aqaba." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Aqaba.html "Aqaba." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Aqaba.html |
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"Aqaba." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Aqaba." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Aqaba.html "Aqaba." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Aqaba.html |
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