Definition of Gulf of Aqaba

1. Noun. A northeastern arm of the Red Sea; between the Sinai Peninsula (Egypt) and Saudi Arabia.

Exact synonyms: Gulf Of Akaba
Generic synonyms: Gulf
Group relationships: Red Sea

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gulf Of Aqaba

Guldberg
Guldberg-Waage law
Guldborgsund
Gulf Arabic
Gulf Coast
Gulf States
Gulf Stream
Gulf War
Gulf War illness
Gulf War syndrome
Gulf of Aden
Gulf of Aegina
Gulf of Akaba
Gulf of Alaska
Gulf of Antalya
Gulf of Aqaba (current term)
Gulf of Bothnia
Gulf of California
Gulf of Carpenteria
Gulf of Corinth
Gulf of Finland
Gulf of Guinea
Gulf of Lepanto
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Ob
Gulf of Oman
Gulf of Riga
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
Gulf of Siam
Gulf of Sidra

Literary usage of Gulf of Aqaba

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

1. 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 ..."

2. The Early History of the Hebrews by Archibald Henry Sayce (1897)
"The Yam Suph was well known to Hebrew geography, and corresponded with the modern Gulf of Aqaba. It was upon the Yam Suph, at Elath and Ezion-geber, ..."

3. Managing Water for Peace in the Middle East; Alternative Strategies by Masahiro Murakami (1995)
"4.5.1 Background of the Aqaba water supply Aqaba is situated at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba on the Red Sea, at the southern end of Wadi Araba (fig. 4.2). ..."

4. A Review of Copepoda Associated with Sea Anemones and Anemone-like Forms by Arthur Grover Humes (1982)
"Proc. Koninkl. Nederl. Akad. Wetensch., Amsterdam, ser. C, 69(2): 204-210. - 1967. Copepoda associated with invertebrates from the Gulf of Aqaba. 4. ..."

5. The Estimation of Recent Trends in Fertility and Mortality in Egypt by National Research Council Staff, Committee on Population and Demography, Panel on Egypt (1982)
"The remainder of the eastern border is coastline along the Gulf of Suez, the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Red Sea. Egypt's 25 administrative units are called ..."

6. Egypt by Jack Altman (2000)
"The beach resorts are at the southern tip of the peninsula and on the east coast facing the Gulf of Aqaba. Ancient sites, including those pinpointed by ..."

7. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"to the head of the Gulf of Aqaba, rrom which point the remainder of the E. boundary is washed by the waters of the Gulf ot' Aqaba and the Red Sea. ..."

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