Gulf of Aqaba

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• Gulf of Aqaba — [ Sinai Peninsula, with the Gulf of Aqaba (east) and the Gulf of Suez (west), as viewed from the Space Shuttle STS 40.] The Gulf of Aqaba (Arabic: خليج العقبة; transliterated: Khalyj al Aqabah), in Israel known as the Gulf of Eilat (Hebrew: מפרץ… …   Wikipedia

• Gulf of Aqaba —    Israel also refers to it as the Gulf of Eilat, derived from the port city of Eilat at its head. The Gulf of Aqaba is about 100 miles long, with a coastline shared by Israel, Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. At its northern end are the Israeli… …   Historical Dictionary of Israel

• Gulf of Aqaba — noun a northeastern arm of the Red Sea; between the Sinai Peninsula (Egypt) and Saudi Arabia • Syn: ↑Gulf of Akaba • Instance Hypernyms: ↑gulf • Part Holonyms: ↑Red Sea …   Useful english dictionary

• Gulf of Aqaba — northeastern arm of the Red Sea which is bordered by the Sinai and Arabian peninsulas …   English contemporary dictionary

• Aqaba Governorate — Aqaba ( ar. العقبة al ʻAqabah) is one of the governorates of Jordan, located south of Amman, capital of Jordan. Its capital is Aqaba.Aqaba, the port at the Red Sea, plays an important role in the economic life of Jordan and has many attractions… …   Wikipedia

• Gulf of Oman — The Gulf of Oman or Sea of Oman (Arabic: خليج عُمان‎ Ḫalīdj ʾUmān; alternatively known as خليج مکران , Ḫalīdj Makrān; in Persian: دریای عمان Daryā ye Ommān, or دریای پارس Daryā ye Pārs) is a strait (and not an actual gulf) that connects the… …   Wikipedia

• Gulf of Eilat — Gulf of Aqaba, northeastern arm of the Red Sea which is bordered by the Sinai and Arabian peninsulas …   English contemporary dictionary

• Aqaba — For the town in the West Bank, see Aqabah, West Bank. Infobox City official name = العقبة al Unicode|ʻAqabah nickname = motto = imagesize = 300px image caption = image mapsize = 300px map caption = Aqaba in Jordan, on the Gulf of Aqaba.… …   Wikipedia

• Gulf of Suez — The northern end of the Red Sea is bifurcated by the Sinai Peninsula, creating the Gulf of Suez (Arabic: خليج السويس; transliterated: Khalyj as Suways) in the west and the Gulf of Aqaba to the east. The Gulf of Suez is formed within a relatively… …   Wikipedia

• Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority — ASEZA, the statutory institution empowered with regulatory, administrative, fiscal and economic responsibilities within The Aqaba Special Economic Zone ( ASEZ) .In August 2000, the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority Law was passed by the… …   Wikipedia

• Aqaba, Gulf of — Northeastern arm of the Red Sea, between Saudi Arabia and the Sinai Peninsula. It varies in width from 12 to 17 miles (19 to 27 km) and is 100 miles (160 km) long. Its head touches Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. Its only sheltered… …   Universalium