Aqaba, Gulf of

Aqaba, Gulf of
Northeastern arm of the Red Sea, between Saudi Arabia and the Sinai Peninsula.

It varies in width from 12 to 17 miles (19 to 27 km) and is 100 miles (160 km) long. Its head touches Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. Its only sheltered harbour is Dhahab (Dahab), Egypt; Jordan and Israel created the ports of Al-ʽAqabah and Elat, respectively, as outlets to the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean.

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Arabic  Khalīj al-ʿAqabah,  
 northeastern arm of the Red Sea, penetrating between Saudi Arabia and the Sinai Peninsula. It varies in width from 12 to 17 miles (19 to 27 km) and is 110 miles (177 km) long.

      The gulf lies in a pronounced cleft between hills rising abruptly to about 2,000 feet (600 metres). Navigation is difficult because of the gulf's narrow entrance at the Straits of Tiran and its islands, coral reefs, and sudden squalls. The Gulf of Aqaba is part of the complex East African Rift System, and its head touches the Egyptian, Israeli, Jordanian, and Saudi Arabian boundaries. Although Dhahab (Dahab), Egypt, is the only sheltered harbour along the gulf, Jordan and Israel created the ports of Al-ʿAqabah (Aqabah, Al-ʿ) and Elat, respectively, as outlets to the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean.

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