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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
Branch ... Gulf that is a branch of the Red Sea , running to the east of the Sinai peninsula and west of the Arabian mainland, touching Egypt , Israel , Jordan , and Saudi Arabia
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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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