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Aqaba Fort

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Mamluk-era fortress that guarded pilgrim routes to Mecca.

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Built in the 16th century by Sultan Qansuh al-Ghuri, the fort later played a small but pivotal role in the Great Arab Revolt of 1917. The on-site museum traces both stories.