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Aqaba

Western Asia

The only coastal city in Jordan and the largest and most populous city on the Gulf of Aqaba, situated in the southernmost part of the country as the administrative center of the Aqaba Governorate. The city had a population of 148,398 in 2015 across a land area of 375 square kilometers.

Facts
Population
148,398 1
Area (sq km)
375 1
Founding Year
4000 BCE 2
Population Estimate Year
2015 1
Elevation (m)
6 1
Latitude
29.53194 degrees north 1
Longitude
35.00556 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Dry 4
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 3
Sources
1. Aqaba, Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    The city had a population of 148,398 in 2015 and a land area of 375 square kilometres (144.8 sq mi).
  • Infobox, Elevation
    Elevation 6 m (20 ft)
  • Infobox, Coordinates
    29.53194N 35.00556E
  • In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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2. Aqaba (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia infobox field 'Founded' = '4000 BC' on the 'Aqaba' article, read and judged (w-bbfill-geography6-0926)View the Source
3. GeoNames: Aqaba - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 250774
    29.52667 35.00778 P PPLA JO 21 95048 46 Asia/Amman
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 46 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 29.75, 35.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 29.75, 35.25
29.75 35.25 BWh
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Wikidata: Aqaba
Wikidata Q180522, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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