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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 ...
Mecca ( / ˈmɛkə /; officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, [ a] commonly shortened to Makkah[ b]) is the capital of Mecca Province in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia and the holiest city according to Islam. [ 4] It is 70 km (43 mi) inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow valley 277 m (909 ft) above sea level.
Geography of Saudi Arabia. / 25.000°N 45.000°E / 25.000; 45.000. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a country situated in West Asia, the largest country on the Arabian Peninsula, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea. Its extensive coastlines provide great leverage on shipping (especially crude oil) through the Persian Gulf and the ...
Jeddah Tower's 50-hectare (120-acre) plot, along with surrounding buildings, will be the first of a three-phase Jeddah Economic City development. The three-phase project was proposed for a large area of undeveloped waterfront land with an area of 5.2 km 2 (2.0 sq mi). [20] The area is located roughly 20 km (12 mi) north of the port city of Jeddah.
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.
History. After the unification of Saudi Arabia, the kingdom was divided into seven provinces: the ' Asir Province, Al Hasa' Province, the Hejaz Province, the Najd Province, the Rub' al-Khali Province and the Shammar Province. [ 1]
Tourism in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is the second biggest tourist destination in the Middle East with over 16 million visiting in 2017. [ 1] Although most tourism in Saudi Arabia still largely involves religious pilgrimages, there is growth in the leisure tourism sector.
Tomb of Eve. The Tomb of Eve, also known as Eve's Grave and Eve's Tomb, is an archeological site located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. [1] It is considered by some Muslims to be the burial place of Eve. Prince Faisal, Viceroy of Hejaz, destroyed it in 1928. [2] In 1975, the site was also sealed with concrete by religious authorities, who disapprove ...