Aqaba Photo Gallery by Brian McMorrow at pbase.com

Aqaba

Aqaba, Jordan's only seaport, lies on the Gulf of Aqaba, a branch of the Red Sea shared with Israel, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Aqaba has historic significance during the Arab Revolt when T.E. Lawrence crossed the desert with Arab forces to capture Aqaba Castle from the Ottoman Turks in 1917. Like the surrounding areas, the clear water and colorful reefs of the Red Sea near Aqaba provides excellent diving.

Welcome to Aqaba	New Jordanian license plate	Aqaba, Jordan	Much of the area surrounding Aqaba is covered in palm trees
Palm trees, Aqaba	Aqaba, Jordan	Muslim cemetary in Aqaba	Looking across the Gulf of Aqaba to Elat, Israel
Waterfalls on Al-Hammamat al-Tunisieh Street, Aqaba	The flag of the Great Arab Revolt of 1916	Pan-Arab colors: black-Abbassid Caliphate, green-Fatimid Caliphate, white-Ummayyad Caliphate, red-the Hashemites	Story of the flag of the Great Arab Revolt of 1916 flagspot.net
Shoreline promenade in Aqaba, Jordan	Public beach in Aqaba	Tent on the beach in Aqaba	Public beach in Aqaba
Public beach in Aqaba	Public beach in Aqaba	Veiled woman on the beach in Aqaba	Aqaba
Camel and rider in Aqaba	Two local men who invited me join them for tea	Glass bottom tour boat in Aqaba	Glass bottom boat on the Gulf of Aqaba with Elat, Israel a short distance away
Glass bottom boat tour, Aqaba	The resort area of Aqaba, to the west of the central district	Cafes on the beach in Aqaba	Aqaba Castle
Main gate to Aqaba Castle	Hashemite arms, Aqaba Castle	Aqaba Castle	Begun by 13th C. Crusaders, most of Aqaba Castle dates from the Mamluks (1510-1517)
Mamluk inscriptions inside the gate of Aqaba Castle	Aqaba Castle	Aqaba Castle	Doorway in Aqaba Castle
Jordanian flag, Aqaba Castle	Minaret across from Aqaba Castle	Palm and minaret, Aqaba	Aqaba Castle
Aqaba Castle is surrounded by small gardens	Palms around Aqaba Castle	Gardens outside Aqaba Castle	Small boats on the beach in Aqaba
Small boats on the beach in Aqaba	Marina, Aqaba	Beach in Aqaba	Beach in Aqaba
Lots of prime beach front in Aqaba is small vegetable gardens	A Jordanian family from As-Salt, near Amman, invited me for tea	Mama from As-Salt, Jordan	Palistine Taxi, Aqaba
Freigher anchored off Aqaba	Freighter anchored off Aqaba, Egypt's Sinai Peninsula in the background	Port of Aqaba with the QEII	The Kang Ting, a French-built (Lafayette class) Taiwanese frigate part of a 3-ship squardon on a port visit in Aqaba
The QEII stopped in Aqaba on a Round-the-World cruise	Modern housing blocks on the hillside above Aqaba	Modern apartments, Aqaba	Sunset over the mountain behind Elat
Sunset from Aqaba	Mosque at dusk, Aqaba	Gulf of Aqaba at dusk	Flag of the Great Arab Revolt at dusk, Aqaba
Elat, Israel and Taba, Egypt at dusk	Cunard's QEII docked in Aqaba, 2 April 2005	The QEII in Aqaba, Jordan	Aqaba Castle at night
Mosque in a residential area of Aqaba	New mosque under construction, Aqaba	New villa under construction, Aqaba	Princess Haya Square, Aqaba
Aqaba still has lots of room to expand	Church in Aqaba	The new Aqaba City Center	Dolphin statue, Aqaba City Center
King Abdullah II and the Jordanian Royal Family	King Abdullah II of Jordan	King Abdullah II of Jordan	Rocky outcropping in the desert south of Aqaba
Mountains south of Aqaba	Moutains around Aqaba	Aqaba bypass road	Hills above Aqaba
Jordanian kids playing soccer, Aqaba	The Desert Highway to Amman	The Desert Highway to Amman	Late afternoon in the mountains around Aqaba
Aqaba	From Aqaba to the Saudi Border is 19km	Aqaba Marine Park, site of the Japanese Garden dive site and the wreck of the Cedar Pride	A pair of tankers in Aqaba
Shore highway south of Aqaba	Shore highway south of Aqaba	Aqaba's new development, the Marina Beach Hotel	Marina Beach Hotel, Gulf of Aqaba
Marina Beach Hotel, Gulf of Aqaba	Highway from Aqaba to the Saudi Arabian border	Trucks lines up waiting at the Saudi border	Mosque at the Saudi border

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