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Gulf of Aqaba

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Gulf of Aqaba
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Summary

Gulf of Aqaba is a bay[1]. It ranks in the top 0.72% of bay entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,429 views/month, #10 of 1,398).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Egypt[3], Israel[4], Jordan[5], Saudi Arabia[6]
  • Basin country: Egypt[7], Israel[8], Jordan[9], Saudi Arabia[10]
  • Part of: Red Sea[11]
  • Commons category: Gulf of Aqaba[12]
  • Has part(s): Marsa el-Marakh[13]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Gulf of Aqaba[14]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15], Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition[16], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[17], Great dictionary of geographical names[18], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19]
  • Native label: خليج العقبة[20]
  • Area: 239 km²[21]
  • Width: 26 km[22]
  • Vertical depth: 1850 m[23]

Why It Matters

Gulf of Aqaba has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 84 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

Aqaba Egypt Israel Jordan Nuweiba Saudi Arabia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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