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Aerial view with old South Terminal, the new Terminal 1 can be seen in the background. King Abdulaziz International Airport [a] (IATA: JED, ICAO: OEJN, colloquially referred to as Jeddah Airport, Jeddah International Airport, or KAIA), is a major international airport serving the cities of Jeddah and Mecca in Saudi Arabia, located 19 kilometres (12 mi) north of Jeddah and covering an area of ...
King Abdulaziz University (KAU) (Arabic: جامعة الملك عبد العزيز) is a public research university in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Established in 1967 as a private university by a group of businessmen led by Muhammad Bakhashab and including author Hamza Bogary , it was named after the country's first monarch, King Abdulalziz ibn Saud ...
King Abdul Aziz Port, also known as Dammam Port, is a port in the city of Dammam, Saudi Arabia. It is the largest port in the Arabian Gulf , and the third largest and third busiest port in the Middle East and North Africa ( MENA ) region, after the Jeddah Islamic Port .
King Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium: Mecca: Al-Wehda: 38,000 4 ... Jeddah: King Abdullah Sports City Stadium: 62,000 2014 Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium: 27,000 1970
King Abdul-Aziz Air Base has been a major RSAF airbase since the USAF left in 1962, providing air defence, tactical and strategic support for the Eastern Province and nearby regions, as well as providing aviation related technical training to RSAF personnel. Between 1963 and 1999 the base was called Dhahran Air Base.
Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud (Arabic: عبد العزيز بن عبد الرحمن آل سعود; 15 January 1875 [note 3] – 9 November 1953), known in the Western world mononymously as Ibn Saud (Arabic: ابن سعود; Ibn Suʿūd), [note 4] was the founder and first king of Saudi Arabia, reigning from 23 September 1932 until his ...
In 1952, King Abdulaziz imposed a total ban on alcohol in his kingdom. [13] Ousman's wife left Jeddah quietly, accepting the compensation offered by King Abdulaziz. [5] [13] Mishari was sentenced to life imprisonment. He was spared the death penalty due to his royal status. [13] Mishari was released during the reign of King Saud. [13]
The King Abdulaziz Sports City (Arabic: مدينة الملك عبدالعزيز الرياضية) is a multi-purpose stadium in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holy capital. It is the largest stadium in Mecca and used mainly for football matches.