Aqaba

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Aqaba

/ˈakəbə/ UK
/ˈɑkəbə/ US
/ˈɑkəbɑ/ US

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Borrowed from Arabic العَقَبَة (al-ʕaqaba, literally “the obstacle”).

proper noun Akaba · Akabah

A city and governorate in Jordan, on the Red Sea.

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name city in Jordan

한국어	아카바 Akaba
日本語	アカバ Akaba
中文	亞喀巴 /亚喀巴 Yàkābā, Yǎkābā
हिन्दी	अक़बा aqbā
Português	Acaba, Aqaba, Akaba
Français	Aqaba
Deutsch	Akaba
Italiano	Aqaba, Acaba
Ελληνικά	Άκαμπα Ákampa
Русский	Ака́ба Akába
العربية	العَقَبَة al-ʕaqaba
עברית	עַקַבָּה ákaba

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"Aqaba." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/aqaba. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{aqaba_2026,
  title = {Aqaba},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aqaba},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}