Aqaba

Summary

Aqaba is a city^[1]. Aqaba ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,124 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Aqaba is located in Aqaba Governorate^[3].
• Aqaba is in the country of Jordan^[4].
• Aqaba is in the country of Arab Caliphate^[5].
• Aqaba is in the country of Roman Empire^[6].
• Aqaba is on the body of water Gulf of Aqaba^[7].
• Aqaba's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Aqaba's instance of is recorded as border city^[9].
• Aqaba's instance of is recorded as big city^[10].
• Aqaba's instance of is recorded as port city^[11].
• Aqaba's twinned administrative body is recorded as Saint Petersburg^[12].
• Aqaba's twinned administrative body is recorded as Varna^[13].
• Aqaba's twinned administrative body is recorded as Alcamo^[14].
• Aqaba's twinned administrative body is recorded as Málaga^[15].
• Aqaba's postal code is recorded as 77110^[16].
• Aqaba's Commons category is recorded as Aqaba^[17].
• 4000 BC marks the founding of Aqaba^[18].
• Aqaba's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 29.532222222222224, 'lon': 35.00611111111111}^[19].
• Aqaba's official website is recorded as https://visitaqaba.com/Default/En^[20].
• Aqaba's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Aqaba^[21].
• Aqaba's Commons gallery is recorded as العقبة^[22].
• Aqaba has a population of {'amount': '+140000'}^[23].
• Aqaba has a population of {'amount': '+80059'}^[24].
• Aqaba's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Q42351482^[25].
• Aqaba's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[26].
• Aqaba's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Jordan^[4], a sovereign state^[28], in Jordan^[29], founded in 1946^[30]; Arab Caliphate^[5], a caliphate^[31], founded in 0632^[32]; and Roman Empire^[6], an empire^[33]. Aqaba is located in Aqaba Governorate^[3]. Aqaba is on the body of water Gulf of Aqaba^[7].

Physical Characteristics

Aqaba covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+3750'}^[34]. Aqaba sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+6'}^[35]. Population counts include {'amount': '+140000'}^[23] and {'amount': '+80059'}^[24].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[8], border city^[9], big city^[10], and port city^[11].

History and Context

4000 BC marks the founding of Aqaba^[18].

Why It Matters

Aqaba ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,124 views/month).^[2] Aqaba has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] Aqaba is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]