Aqaba (Arabic: العقبة al-ʻAqabah) is one of the governorates of Jordan, located south of Amman, capital of Jordan. Its capital is Aqaba. Image File history File links Jordan-Aqaba. ... The Arabic language (Arabic: ‎ transliterated: ), or simply Arabic (Arabic: ‎ transliterated: ), is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... Amman, sometimes spelled Ammann (Arabic عمان Ê¿Ammān), the capital of the Kingdom of Jordan, a city of more than 1. ... Aqaba (Arabic: العقبة al-Ê»Aqabah) is a coastal town with a population of 101,290 (2000) and 2% of Jordans population in the far south of Jordan (). It is the capital of Aqaba Governorate. ...

Aqaba, the port at the Red Sea, plays an important role in the economic life of Jordan and has many attractions to offer the vacationer. The Jordanian-Saudi border originally ran a few kilometers south of Aqaba. In 1965 the late King Hussein exchanged 12km of the valuable coastal strip for 6.000km desert. The port is Jordan's most important import/export hub. The industrial port lies well away from the beaches and the hotels, so that tourist activities are not affected.

Governorates of Jordan

Ajlun | Amman | Aqaba | Balqa | Irbid | Jerash | Karak | Ma'an | Madaba | Mafraq | Tafilah | Zarqa The country of Jordan is divided into 12 governorates (Arabic: muhafazat, singular is muhafazah). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Jordan. ... Ajlun (alternative spelling Ajloun) (Arabic: عجلون) is one of the governorates of Jordan. ... Amman (Arabic عمان ʿAmmān) is one of the governorates of Jordan. ... Balqa (Al Balqā) is one of the governorates (muhafazat) of Jordan. ... Irbid (Arabic: إربد) is one of the governorates of Jordan. ... Jerash (Arabic: جرش) is one of the governorates of Jordan. ... Karak (also Kerak) (Arabic: الكرك) is one of the governorates of Jordan. ... Maan (Arabic: معان) is one of the governorates of Jordan. ... Map of the governorates of Jordan Madaba, (Arabic مادبا) is one of the governorates of Jordan. ... Mafraq (Arabic المفرق Al-Mafraq, local dialects Mafrag or Mafra ) is one of the governorates of Jordan. ... Tafilah (Arabic: الطفيلة) is one of the governorates of Jordan. ... Zarqa (Arabic الزرقاء az-Zarqā, local dialects ez-Zergā or ez-Zera, The Blue One) is one of the governorates of Jordan. ...