Aqaba

//ˈɑkəbə// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A city and governorate in Jordan, on the Red Sea.

Synonyms

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akabaal aqabah

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic العَقَبَة (al-ʕaqaba, literally “the obstacle”).

Related phrases

Gulf of Aqaba

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