Aqaba Church

a Pleiades place resource

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tags: paleochristian

A pre-Constantinian Christian church located at ancient Aila in Jordan.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/897105326

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
29.533718222, 34.9991038799

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Aqaba Church (AD 200 - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Aqaba Church (English, AD 1900 - AD 2099)

Aqaba Church makes connections with:

Aqaba Church located at Aelana/Aila (unspecified date range)

Aqaba Church receives connections from:

None

Place type:
church

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Related:

Wikidata Aqaba Church (Q2845916)

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Aqaba Church: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/897105326> [accessed: 15 January 2026]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/897105326 |title=Places: 897105326 (Aqaba Church) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=January 15, 2026 7:13 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}