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ID: 7002391
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7002391

 

Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Al-ʻAqabah (inhabited place)  Al-ʻAqabah (inhabited place)

Coordinates:
Lat: 29 31 00 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 29.5167  decimal degrees
Long: 035 00 00 E  degrees minutes   Long: 35.0000  decimal degrees

Note: As Elath, was on caravan route from Egypt to Arabia; chief city of Edomites; made strong military post by Romans; an important port of Palestine in medieval times; held by Egypt and later by Turkey; part of Hejaz 1917-1925; taken by Jordan 1925.

Names:
Al-ʻAqabah (preferred,C,V)
ʻAqaba (C,V)
Akaba (C,O)
Aqaba (C,O)
Aila (H,O)
Aelana (H,O)  ............ Roman
Aela (H,O)
Elath (H,O)  ............ ancient

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Asia (continent)  ....  Asia (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Al Urdun (nation)  ........  Al Urdun (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Al ‘Aqabah (governorate)  ............  Al ‘Aqabah (governorate) (P)
Hierarchy of Al-ʻAqabah (inhabited place)  ................  Al-ʻAqabah (inhabited place) (P)

Place Types:
inhabited place (preferred, C)
town (C)
port (C)
military installation (H)  ............  for Romans

Sources and Contributors:
Aela..........  [VP]
...........  Times Atlas of World History (1993) 335
Aelana..........  [VP]
.................  Times Atlas of World History (1993) 335
Aila..........  [VP]
...........  AATA database (1995-)
Akaba..........  [VP]
..............  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984) 63
Al-ʻAqabah..........  [VP Preferred]
.......................  NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
Aqaba..........  [VP]
..............  Times Atlas of World History (1993) 336
ʻAqaba..........  [VP]
.................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984) 63
Elath..........  [VP]
..............  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984) 63
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
..................  Times Atlas of World History (1993) 335; 336
..................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984) 63
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]

 

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