nothing capable of sustaining an invasion force of any size. But in all this, Aqaba, lying at the very southern end of the
Aqaba, located at the southernmost tip of the area discussed in Scott Anderson's "Lawrence in Arabia," is described as a place that lacks the capacity to support an invasion force. This limitation suggests that the strategic importance of Aqaba in the context of military operations was deemed insufficient, making it an unlikely candidate for a successful large-scale invasion. In the broader historical narrative of the region, this has implications for the...