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  2. Jeddah - Wikipedia

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    Jeddah (English: / ˈ dʒ ɛ d ə / JED-ə), alternatively transliterated as Jedda, Jiddah or Jidda (/ ˈ dʒ ɪ d ə / 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 ...

  3. Jeddah Tower - Wikipedia

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    Jeddah Tower or Burj Jeddah (Arabic: برج جدة), previously known as Kingdom Tower (برج المملكة), is a skyscraper construction project in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It is planned to be the first 1 km (3,281 ft) tall building and would be the world's tallest building or structure upon completion, standing 180 m (591 ft) taller than the ...

  4. King Abdulaziz International Airport - Wikipedia

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    King Abdulaziz International Airport (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). The ...

  5. Mecca Province - Wikipedia

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    Coordinates: 21°30′N 41°0′E. Mecca Province. منطقة مكة. Province. Makkah Province. Clockwise from top to bottom: The Great Mosque of Mecca, The Jeddah Flagpole, Ta'if, Mecca and Jeddah seen from the ISS at night and the Bab Makkah in Jeddah. Map of Saudi Arabia with the Mecca Region.

  6. King Fahd's Fountain - Wikipedia

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    Coordinates. 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.

  7. Jeddah Corniche - Wikipedia

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    Jeddah Corniche. /  21.602056°N 39.107333°E  / 21.602056; 39.107333. The Jeddah Corniche, also known as the Jeddah Waterfront ( JW ), is a 30 km coastal resort area of the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

  8. Hejaz - Wikipedia

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    The Hejaz ( / hiːˈdʒæz, hɪˈ -/, also US: / hɛˈ -/; Arabic: ٱلْحِجَاز‎, romanized : al-Ḥijāz, lit. 'the Barrier', Hejazi Arabic pronunciation: [alħɪˈdʒaːz]) is a region that includes the majority of the west coast of Saudi Arabia, covering the cities of Mecca, Medina, Jeddah, Tabuk, Yanbu, Taif and Baljurashi.

  9. Timeline of Jeddah - Wikipedia

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    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]

  10. Al-Balad, Jeddah - Wikipedia

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    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. [2]

  11. Jeddah Light - Wikipedia

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    Jeddah Light is an observation tower, port control tower and active lighthouse in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. With a height of 431 ft (131.4 m), it "has a credible claim to be the world's tallest light tower". [1] It is located at the end of the outer pier on the north side of the entrance to Jeddah Seaport. [2] [3]