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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 ...
Most of the population is concentrated in three cities: Jeddah, Mecca and Ta'if. Jeddah is the largest city in the province and the second-largest in Saudi Arabia with an estimated population of 2,867,446 as of 2020. [5] Mecca is the second-largest city in the province and third-largest in the kingdom at 1,323,624. [5]
Jeddah: 3,712,917 (2022) Largest city of Mecca Province: Jizan: 173,919 (2022) ... Historical city best known for trading and goods exchange Rumailah: 10,000 (2006)
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 ...
The capital and largest city is Riyadh; other major cities include Jeddah and the two holiest cities in Islam, Mecca and Medina. With a population of almost 32.2 million, Saudi Arabia is the fourth most populous country in the Arab world.
Mecca is located in the Hejaz region, a 200 km (124 mi) wide strip of mountains separating the Nafud desert from the Red Sea. The city is situated in a valley with the same name around 70 km (44 mi) east of the port city of Jeddah. Mecca is one of the lowest cities in elevation in the Hejaz region, located at an elevation of 277 m (909 ft ...
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.
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.