Gulf of Aqaba

E44670

arm of the Red Sea gulf

The Gulf of Aqaba is a northeastern arm of the Red Sea known for its deep waters, rich coral reefs, and strategic location between Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Gulf of Aqaba canonical	59
Gulf of Aqaba region	2
Red Sea	2
Gulf of Aqaba (distant)	1
Gulf of Aqaba segment	1
Gulf of Eilat	1
Red Sea area near Aqaba and Eilat	1
Red Sea via Gulf of Aqaba	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	arm of the Red Sea ⓘ gulf ⓘ
climate	arid climate ⓘ
connectedTo	Red Sea ⓘ Strait of Tiran ⓘ
countryBorder	Egypt ⓘ Israel ⓘ Jordan ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ
ecoregion	Red Sea coral reef ecosystem ⓘ
formedBy	tectonic activity ⓘ
hasCityOnCoast	Aqaba ⓘ Dahab ⓘ Eilat ⓘ Haql ⓘ Taba ⓘ
hasDisputeHistory	Arab–Israeli conflict ⓘ Strait of Tiran blockade ⓘ
hasFeature	fringing coral reefs ⓘ narrow continental shelf ⓘ steep submarine slopes ⓘ
hasPort	Aqaba ⓘ Eilat ⓘ Haql ⓘ Nuweiba ⓘ
knownFor	deep waters ⓘ marine biodiversity ⓘ recreational diving ⓘ rich coral reefs ⓘ snorkeling ⓘ strategic location ⓘ
length	about 160 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn	Red Sea ⓘ
locatedOn	Red Sea ⓘ surface form: northern Red Sea
maximumDepth	about 1850 meters ⓘ
maximumWidth	about 24 kilometers ⓘ
northernTerminusNear	Aqaba ⓘ
partOf	Afro-Arabian Rift System ⓘ Great Rift Valley system (wider geological context) ⓘ surface form: Great Rift Valley
salinity	high salinity ⓘ
southernTerminusNear	Strait of Tiran ⓘ
strategicFor	Egypt ⓘ Israel ⓘ Jordan ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ
usedFor	fishing ⓘ international shipping ⓘ tourism ⓘ
waterBodyType	tectonic gulf ⓘ

Referenced by (68)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sinai Peninsula → borderedBy → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

Jordan → hasCoastlineOn → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

Red Sea → hasArm → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

Kingdom of Jordan → coastline → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

Egyptian Navy → operatesIn → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

Gulf of Suez → parallelTo → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

Taba → locatedOn → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

Mount Catherine → viewFrom → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gulf of Aqaba region

South Sinai Governorate → borders → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

South Sinai Governorate → hasCoastlineOn → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

Jordan Rift Valley → extendsTo → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

Sharm El Sheikh → locatedOn → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

Dahab → locatedOn → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

Parting of the Sea of Reeds → hasLocationHypothesizedAs → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

Aqaba → locatedOn → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

Aqaba → gulf → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

Jabal al-Lawz region → nearbyBodyOfWater → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

Jordan–Israel border → terminusSouth → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

Wadi Araba → connects → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

Wadi Araba → locatedBetween → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

Wadi Araba → nearBodyOfWater → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

Israel–Jordan Joint Boundary Commission → relatedTo → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Sea area near Aqaba and Eilat

Royal Jordanian Navy → operatesIn → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

Israel–Egypt border → endsAt → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

Israel–Egypt border → adjacentWaterBody → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

Sinai desert → borders → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

subject surface form: Sinai Desert

Southern District, Israel → bordersSea → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Sea

Egyptian territorial waters → connectedTo → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

NEOM → borders → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

Economy of Jordan → seaAccess → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Sea via Gulf of Aqaba

Strait of Tiran → connects → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

Strait of Tiran → maritimeEntranceTo → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

Nuweiba → locatedOn → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

Haql → locatedOn → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

Haql → bodyOfWater → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

Afro-Arabian Rift System → includesFeature → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

Eilat → locatedOnBodyOfWater → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

Eilat → hasCoastlineOn → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

Taba Heights resort area → locatedOn → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

Taba Heights resort area → hasViewOf → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Sea

people of Madyan → locatedNear → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

Saint Catherine mountain range → hasViewOf → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gulf of Aqaba (distant)

King's Highway (ancient route) → terminus → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

Eilat Mountains → overlooks → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

Eilat Mountains → nearBodyOfWater → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gulf of Eilat

Israeli Navy → operatesIn → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

Dead Sea Transform fault → passesThrough → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

Dead Sea Transform fault → segment → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gulf of Aqaba segment

Arava → extendsTo → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ

Ras Mohammed National Park → locatedOn → Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ