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The Gulf of Aqaba (Arabic: خليج العقبة; transliterated: Khalyj al-'Aqabah), in Israel known as the Gulf of Eilat (Hebrew: מפרץ אילת, transliterated: - Gulf of Aqaba
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Gulf of Aqaba
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Gulf of Aqaba, northeastern arm of the Red Sea, southwestern Asia, separating the Sinai and Arabian peninsulas. It is a narrow body of water, up to 24 km (15 mi) wide and 160 km (99 mi) long, occupying a portion of the great geological fault known as the Great Rift Valley. The gulf is linked to the Red Sea on the south by the Strait of Tiran; at its head in the north are the port of Al ‘Aqabah, Jordan, and the port of Elat, Israel.
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