Aqaba Fort

Aqaba Fort: the Mamluk-Crusader stronghold beside the flagpole in the port city.

Aqaba Fort, beside the great flagpole in the city centre, layers Mamluk and Crusader history — a courtyard fort with a small museum, Saladin-era associations and walls that have watched the Red Sea for centuries.

Entry is cheap and quick. Travellers who hire car & driver in Jordan include it before the beaches, and full package tours to Jordan add it to the city stop.

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