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gulf of aqaba

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A⋅qa⋅ba

[ah-kuh-buh, ak-uh-]
–noun
1. a seaport in SW Jordan, at the N end of the Gulf of Aqaba. 10,000.
2. Gulf of, an arm of the Red Sea, between Saudi Arabia and Egypt. 100 mi. (160 km) long.
Also, Akaba.
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A·qa·ba   (ä'kə-bə, āk'ə-)   
An arm of the Red Sea between the Sinai Peninsula and northwest Saudi Arabia. It has long been of strategic importance in the Middle East.
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