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The Aqaba Archaeological Museum
lies adjacent to the Aqaba Castle and it is housed in
the historical residence of Sharif Hussein bin Ali,
leader of the Great Arab Revolt, and the great
grandfather of King Abdullah II.
The
museum houses an important collection from the Islamic
site of Ayla, with items that date to the Rashidun,
Umayyad, Abbasid and Fatimid periods. The collection
thus represents the Islamic periods from the mid-seventh
to the beginning of the twelfth century AD.
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