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Jeddah ( English: / ˈdʒɛdə / JED-ə ), alternatively transliterated as Jedda, Jiddah or Jidda ( / ˈdʒɪdə / JID-ə; Arabic: جِدَّة, romanized : Jidda, Hejazi Arabic pronunciation: [ˈ (d)ʒɪd.da] ), is a port city in Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia, located along the Red Sea coast in the Hejaz region. Jeddah is the commercial ...
Lord Jim is a novel by Joseph Conrad originally published as a serial in Blackwood's Magazine from October 1899 to November 1900. An early and primary event in the story is the abandonment of a passenger ship in distress by its crew, including a young British seaman named Jim. He is publicly censured for this action and the novel follows his ...
21°30′56″N 39°8′42″E. / 21.51556°N 39.14500°E / 21.51556; 39.14500. King Fahd's Fountain ( Arabic: نافورة الملك فهد ), also known as the Jeddah Fountain, is in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It is the tallest fountain of its type in the world. [1] It is named after King Fahd bin Abdulaziz, the ruler of Saudi Arabia from ...
Oldest continuously inhabited city in Uzbekistan. One of the oldest cities of Pakistan. The city of Pataliputra was formed by fortification of a village by Haryanka ruler Ajatashatru, son of Bimbisara . The first record of Sialkot dates from the invasion of Alexander the Great, who conquered upper Punjab in 326 BCE.
Jedediah Smith. Jed. Jedediah Strong Smith (January 6, 1799 – May 27, 1831) was an American clerk, transcontinental pioneer, frontiersman, hunter, trapper, author, cartographer, mountain man and explorer of the Rocky Mountains, the Western United States, and the Southwest during the early 19th century. After 75 years of obscurity following ...
Jeddah Corniche at night. The Jeddah Corniche, also known as the Jeddah Waterfront (JW), is a 30 km coastal resort area of the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.Located along the Red Sea, the corniche features a coastal road, recreation areas, pavilions and large-scale civic sculptures as well as King Fahd's Fountain, the highest fountain in the world.
the Arab States. Al-Balad ( Arabic: البلد ), also known as Jeddah Historic District ( Arabic: جدة التاريخية ), is the historical area of Jeddah, the second largest city of Saudi Arabia. Al-Balad can literally be translated to "The Town". [ 1] Al-Balad is the historic center of the City of Jeddah.