City and port and a single to Jordan on the Red Sea Old history dates back to the tenth century. Where the tracking state Nabataeans.
Had its commercial importance because of its distinctive make commercial station for caravans, and drew this interesting city Edomites and Phoenicians Vatakdhuha base freely trade with Africa. Add to it was a significant milestone and a forum for trading caravans have been a conduit for Islamic armies destined to open the Levant from the Arabian Peninsula.
Aqaba remained to play an important role as a meeting point for trade caravans crossing the pilgrims throughout the era of prosperity Islam even came Abbasid state, say like Aqaba has been replaced in importance in the Iraqi city of Basra, in the days of the Crusades
Returned the importance of Aqaba and became the center of the conflict between the Muslims and the Crusaders at the time, and the Ottomans also did not see her importance Vohmloha.
Archaeological areas: Tel Caliph and the castle on the island of Pharaoh.
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Jordan