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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 |
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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. |
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| Al-ʻAqabah (preferred,C,V)
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| ʻAqaba (C,V)
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| Akaba (C,O)
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| Aqaba (C,O)
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| Aila (H,O)
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| Aelana (H,O)
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............ | Roman |
| Aela (H,O)
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| Elath (H,O)
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............ | ancient |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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| town (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| military installation (H) |
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for Romans |
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