Life Under Water - Red Sea

1. The Gulf of Aqaba
Created by seismic activity along the Afro-Syrian Rift, the Gulf of
Aqaba is a deep narrow body of water, bordered by Israel,
Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia and is one of the hinges
connecting the Asian and African continents. The gulf extends
180 km from Eilat and Aqaba and joins the Red Sea at the Straits
of Tiran, with its widest point spanning 28 km. Israel's gulf shore
extends only a few kilometers, from the city of Eilat to the
border with Egypt at Taba. Jordan's shore reaches some 20 km
in length, extending to the Saudi border opposite Marsa al
Muqabila in northern Sinai. Egypt enjoys the longest gulf border,
which stretches some 170 km between Taba and the Straits of
Tiran.
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2. The Gulf of Aqaba is a natural transshipment area. Proposals to
enhance the area’s capacity as a logistic gateway between Asia,
Europe and Africa on an international scale and between the
Maghreb countries and Persian Gulf on a regional scale, have
been presented by the Jordanian, Israeli and Egyptian
governments. These proposals include upgrading the Port of
Aqaba and road access to it, establishing an “inland port”
logistic center connecting transport, manufacturing and
storage facilities in the Aqaba-Eilat region, creating
international passenger and commercial airports at Aqaba/Ein
Evrona and Ras el Naqeb, establishing border and trans-border
production zones at Eilat/Aqaba and Ras el Naqeb, and
extending rail service between Red and Mediterranean sea
ports.

3. An Agreement on Special Arrangements for Aqaba and Eilat
between Israel and Jordan was signed in 1996. This Agreement
stipulates that Israel and Jordan will cooperate on issues
relating to both towns including: environmental management,
pest control; flood management; town zoning and land use
policies; energy and natural resources; emergency response
services; and the promotion of binational and multinational
events, such as music festivals, sporting evens, etc. The
Agreement also calls for the establishment of a Special Tourism
Zone in the region, in which cross border tourism will be
encouraged by simplifying crossing procedures, a binational
Special Economic Zone, and a binational Red Sea Marine Peace
Park.

4. ISRAEL

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