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Sinai Peninsula , with the Gulf Of Aqaba (east) and the Gulf Of Suez (west), as viewed from the Space Shuttle STS-40 .]] The Gulf of Aqaba, also called '''The Gulf of Eilat''' in of the Red Sea . It is located to the east of the Sinai Peninsula and west of the Arabian mainland. Egypt , Israel , Jordan , and Saudi Arabia all have coastlines on the Gulf of Aqaba. The Gulf of Aqaba is one of two gulfs created by the in Egypt, Eilat in Israel, and Aqaba in Jordan. All three cities serve both as strategically important commercial ports and as popular resort destinations for tourists seeking to enjoy the warm climate of the region. The Gulf of Aqaba, like the coastal waters of the Red Sea, is one of the world's premier sites for snorkeling and Scuba diving. The area is especially rich in coral and other marine biodiversity and contains a number of underwater wrecks, some accidental shipwrecks, others vessels deliberately sunk in an effort to provide a habitat for marine organisms and bolster the local dive tourism industry. Geologically, the Gulf of Aqaba is an integral part of the Great Rift Valley that runs from East Africa though the Red Sea and northwards towards the rift valley containing the Dead Sea . EXTERNAL LINKS
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