السجل الشرعي مصدر لدراسة الحياة الاجتماعية و الاقتصادية في العقبة ما بين 133 ه-1343 ه 1918 م-1925 م

الملخص EN

This research tries to reveal different aspects of life weather social, economical of the city of Aqaba and environs through the legislative documents of the legislative court during the period (1918-1925).

These records are considered to be the main source for providing the scholar with a modem date rarely found in other historical sources.

The study of this period is grave importance because it sheds light on an important period in the modem history of Aqaba, besides the Ottoman influence on the region after the British colonialism of Egypt, and the Zionists interests in Palestine.

Later on the political changes that accompanied the first World War, and the Arab Revolution against the Ottoman Empire.

All these events had great effect on the social and economical aspects in Aqaba in the beginning of the 20th century which became clear through the study of the administrative development as well as demographic which varied as a result of the development of buildings and the economic nourishment as well as agriculture, trade, and profession.