Aqaba, Jordan

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:airport gptkb:King_Hussein_International_Airport
gptkbp:areaCode +962 3
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Israel
gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkb:Egypt_(maritime_border)
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Aqaba_Governorate
gptkbp:climate hot desert climate
gptkbp:coordinates 29.5321°N 35.0063°E
gptkbp:country gptkb:Jordan
gptkbp:distanceFromAmman ~330 km
gptkbp:distanceToPetra ~125 km
gptkbp:distanceToWadi_Rum ~60 km
gptkbp:founded 4th century BCE
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Aqaba_(1917)
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Ayla
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Aqaba_Port
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Aqaba, Jordan
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Aqaba_Governorate
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:Gulf_of_Aqaba
gptkbp:mainIndustry fishing
manufacturing
shipping
tourism
phosphate export
gptkbp:mayor gptkb:Mohammad_Al-Raee
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:port
gptkb:Red_Sea_coral_reefs
tourism
diving
historical sites
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Aqaba_Aquarium
gptkb:Aqaba_Archaeological_Museum
gptkb:Aqaba_Bird_Observatory
gptkb:Aqaba_Castle
gptkb:Aqaba_Flagpole
gptkb:Aqaba_Fortress
gptkb:Aqaba_Marine_Park
gptkb:Ayla_archaeological_site
gptkb:Sharif_Hussein_bin_Ali_Mosque
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:population about 150,000
gptkbp:postalCode 77110
gptkbp:region gptkb:Southern_Jordan
gptkbp:timezone UTC+2
gptkbp:twinTown gptkb:Eilat
gptkb:Saint_Petersburg
gptkb:Suez
gptkb:Varna
gptkb:Sharm_El_Sheikh
gptkb:Aqaba,_Palestine
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Petra
Wadi Rum
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cape_Town,_South_Africa
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5