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Little City, Big History - Part 2
Edom

Little City, Big History - Part 2

Inhabited since around 4000 BC during the Chalcolithic (cowl-co-LITH-ic) Period, Aqaba’s strategic location for overland trade of spices and other goods between Asia and Africa strengthened its importance over centuries, especially before the Suez Canal.
16 Oct 2022 9 min read
Little City, Big History - Part 1
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Little City, Big History - Part 1

ORIGIN OF THE NAME You may never have heard of Aqaba, Jordan, before we moved here. Or you could remember it from the 1962 Movie, Lawrence of Arabia. If you’re a devoted Bible student, you might be aware it was known as Etzion Geber (meaning backbone like a man)
09 Oct 2022 6 min read
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