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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.
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 105 square kilometres (41 sq mi).
السعودية. Saudi Arabia, [ e] officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ( KSA ), [ f] is a country in West Asia and the Middle East. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about 2,150,000 km 2 (830,000 sq mi), making it the fifth-largest country in Asia and the largest in the Middle East.
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.
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 ...
969 CE - Fatimids in power. 1177 - Jeddah becomes part of the Ayyubid Empire. 1254 - City becomes part of the Mamluk Sultanate. 1400 - In the 15th century it became the centre of trade between Egypt and India. [1] 1517 - City besieged by Ottomans. 1525 - Barracks built; city walls rebuilt with six watchtowers and six city gates. [citation needed]
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.