Jordan's once-obscure Red Sea city emerges on regional business map - in pictures
A street in downtown Aqaba, Jordan's Red Sea port city where property development and tourism were on the rise until the Israel-Gaza war began in October. All photos: Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
The Mamluk-era Aqaba Fortress is one of the attractions of the city, along with its beaches, coral reef and proximity to two of Jordan's most famous sites: Wadi Rum and the ancient city of Petra
The venerable Royal Yacht Club in central Aqaba still enjoys good business despite many bigger and more expensive vessels opting to use newer marinas
A glass-bottomed boat used for tours of the coral reef passes empty along the Aqaba coastline
