Historical place archive

Aqaba in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Aqaba in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records2 event labels1 people1917–1917

Historical events in Aqaba

1917

July 1917
Aqaba Base
Thomas Edward Lawrence of Arabia · Arab Revolt

Uses Aqaba as a supply and operating base for further Arab Revolt operations.

6 July 1917
Capture of Aqaba
Thomas Edward Lawrence of Arabia · World War, 1st

Helps Arab forces capture Aqaba after an overland desert approach.

Provenance

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