Jordan. Aqaba. Mövempick hotel. Aqaba is a holiday resort and a harbour on the Red Sea. Western tourists enjoy the sandy beach while others take a nap. Guide books (Guide du Routard, Lonely Planet) are laid on a plastic table. Merchant vessels are anchored in the Gulf of Aqaba, which is divided between three countries: Jordan, Israel and Egypt. © 2002 Didier Ruef