Aqaba
a seaport in SW Jordan, at the N end of the Gulf of Aqaba.
Gulf of, an arm of the Red Sea, between Saudi Arabia and Egypt. 100 miles (160 km) long.
Contemporary Examples
The school, the Red Sea Institute of Cinematic Arts in Aqaba, opened in September of this year to no publicity at all.
Hollywood Brokers Mideast Peace Sharon Waxman October 21, 2008
noun
the only port in Jordan, in the southwest, on the Gulf of Aqaba. Pop: 80 790 (2004)
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