Definition of Aqaba

1. Noun. Jordan's port; located in southwestern Jordan on the Gulf of Aqaba.

Exact synonyms: Akaba, Al Aqabah
Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center
Group relationships: Hashemite Kingdom Of Jordan, Jordan

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aqaba

April showers bring May flowers
Aprill
Aprilly
Aprils
Apsu
Apt test
Aptenodytes
Aptenodytes forsteri
Aptenodytes patagonica
Apterygidae
Apterygiformes
Apuleius
Apulia
Apulian
Apus apus
Aqaba (current term)
Aqua-Lung
Aquarian
Aquarians
Aquarius
Aquarius the Water Bearer
Aquariuses
Aquaspirillum
Aquifoliaceae
Aquila
Aquila chrysaetos
Aquila degli Abruzzi
Aquila rapax
Aquilegia canadensis
Aquilegia coerulia

Literary usage of Aqaba

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Managing Water for Peace in the Middle East; Alternative Strategies by Masahiro Murakami (1995)
"Furthermore small-scale MSF desalination, for example to satisfy local water demand for the Aqaba municipal water supply, has a scale demerit to achieve the ..."

2. Jordan by Jack Altman (2000)
"Petra, Shobak, Dana, Wadi Rum, Aqaba The ... of the Dana nature reserve, the fabled Wadi Rum desert and the relaxing Red Sea resort town of Aqaba. ..."

3. Science, Technology, and American Diplomacy (1995) by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Another activity under the Environment Working Group is the Environmental Sensitivity Mapping of the Gulf of Aqaba. This project focuses on the Israeli and ..."

4. The Early History of the Hebrews by Archibald Henry Sayce (1897)
"Midian, cross the Gulf of Aqaba and make his way through barren gorges and hostile tribes in order to visit his son-in- law, and sets at defiance the ..."

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