Jordan: Underwater Museum Of Military Vehicles unveiled

July 26, 2019

Jordan has unveiled its 1st Underwater Military Museum on the bed of Red Sea off the coast of Aqaba. As part new underwater military museum the kingdom submerged several military vehicles, including tanks, troop carriers and even a decommissioned Jordanian Armed Forces’ AH-1 Cobra helicopter into the waters of the Red Sea. Before the vehicles were submerged, all hazardous materials were removed from them.

About Jordan’s Underwater Military Museum

It features 19 decommissioned pieces of military hardware, submerged at depths up to 28 meters (92 feet). Sunken items in the Underwater Museum have been stationed along the coral reefs in Red Sea imitating a battle tactical formation.

As per Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) the display offers a new & unique type of museum experience for visiting tourists as the museum would combine sports, environment and exhibits. It will attract tourists to already popular diving resort of Aqaba.

Underwater Military Museum Dive Site includes several tanks, an ambulance, a military crane, a troop carrier, an anti-aircraft battery, guns and a combat helicopter.

Museum will be accessible to scuba divers, snorkelers, and tourists by using glass-floored boats.

Fact Box: Red Sea

It is a narrow strip of water inlet of Indian Ocean. It extends southeastward from Suez in Egypt, to Bab el-Mandeb Strait (it connects Red Sea to Gulf of Aden).

It lies between Africa and Asia. To its north lie Sinai Peninsula, Gulf of Aqaba, and Gulf of Suez.

Gulf of Aqaba: it penetrates between Saudi Arabia and Sinai Peninsula.