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Jeddah, Saudi Arabia . Ground pollution results from both oil drilling and urbanization. The city of Jeddah and other urban areas face problems of heavy traffic that leads to roadside contamination and high carbon emissions. [8] Saudi Arabia's high standard of living encourages fossil fuel based transportation. [1]
The demolitions in Jeddah are demolition works carried out by the Saudi government that began in October 2021 and is still ongoing. The government claims that its primary goal is to improve the city and get rid of old and illegally constructed homes [1] in order to boost tourism. Some inhabitants publicly criticized the demolitions by the ...
A water service truck in Jeddah. Water supply and sanitation in Saudi Arabia is characterized by challenges and achievements. One of the main challenges is water scarcity.In order to overcome water scarcity, substantial investments have been undertaken in seawater desalination, water distribution, sewerage and wastewater treatment.
Jeddah Central (Arabic: وسط جدة) is a planned urban development project in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Jeddah Central project is developed by Jeddah Central Development Company (JCDC), one of companies founded by the Saudi Public Investment Fund. The $20 billion project was officially announced by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in December 2021.
The 2009 Saudi Arabian floods affected Jeddah, on the Red Sea (western) coast of Saudi Arabia, and other areas of Makkah Province. [2][3] They have been described by civil defence officials as the worst in 27 years. [4] As of 3 January 2010, some 122 people had been reported to have been killed, [1] and more than 350 were missing. [2]
Jeddah Central Development Company (JCDC; Arabic: شركة وسط جدة للتطوير) is an urban and real estate development company based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The company was founded in December 2021 by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as part of Saudi Vision 2030. JCDC is owned by the Public Investment Fund. [3] The company is ...
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 center of ...
Jannatul Baqi graveyard in Medina, Saudi Arabia. The destruction of heritage sites associated with early Islam is an ongoing phenomenon that has occurred mainly in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia, particularly around the two holiest cities of Islam, Mecca and Medina. [1] The demolition has focused on mosques, burial sites, homes and ...