Aqaba vs Al Aqabah

Aqaba and Al Aqabah both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Aqaba	Yes	No	No	No
Al Aqabah	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Aqaba and Al Aqabah are synonyms defined as:

Aqaba and Al Aqabah: Jordan's port; located in southwestern Jordan on the Gulf of Aqaba

Other synonyms of Aqaba include Akaba.

Aqaba (noun)	Al Aqabah (noun)
Jordan's port; located in southwestern Jordan on the Gulf of Aqaba	Jordan's port; located in southwestern Jordan on the Gulf of Aqaba