Jeddah - Wikipedia
WEBJeddah (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 center of the country. It is not …
Jeddah | Saudi Arabia, Map, History, & Facts | Britannica
WEBApr 30, 2024 · Jeddah, city and major port in central Hejaz region, western Saudi Arabia. It lies along the Red Sea west of Mecca . The principal importance of Jeddah in history is that it constituted the port of Mecca and was thus the site where the majority of Muslim pilgrims landed while journeying to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina .
Historic Jeddah, the Gate to Makkah - UNESCO World Heritage …
WEBHistoric Jeddah is situated on the eastern shore of the Red Sea. From the 7th century AD it was established as a major port for Indian Ocean trade routes, channelling goods to Mecca. It was also the gateway for Muslim pilgrims to Mecca who arrived by sea. These twin roles saw the city develop into a thriving multicultural centre, characterized ...
A History of Jeddah: The Gate to Mecca in the Nineteenth and …
WEBNov 5, 2020 · Ulrike Freitag’s A History of Jeddah: The Gate to Mecca in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries is a seductively charming urban history of the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah, popularly...
Timeline of Jeddah - Wikipedia
WEBThe following is a timeline of the history of the city of Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia . Prior to 20th century. Part of a series on the. History of Saudi Arabia. Ancient Arabia. Early Islamic State. Rashidun Caliphate. Umayyad and Abbasid periods. Sharifate of Mecca. Ottoman rule. Jabrids. Bani Khalid Emirate. Emirate of Diriyah.
KSA's World Heritage List - Historic Jeddah - KSA for UNESCO
WEBHistoric Jeddah, the Gate to Makkah. Return to the list. Historic Jeddah lies on the Red Sea’s eastern shore of the Red Sea. The 7th century AD saw its establishment as a major port for Indian Ocean trade routes, bringing various goods to Makkah. It also serves as the gateway for Muslim pilgrims arriving to Makkah by sea.
Introduction: Why Jeddah (Chapter 1) - A History of Jeddah
WEBA History of Jeddah. The Gate to Mecca in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. , pp. 1 - 39. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108778831.002. Publisher: Cambridge University Press. Print publication year: 2020. Access options. Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below.
Historic Jeddah | For UNESCO World Heritage Travellers
WEBJeddah became an important city in the Muslim context around 647 AD, when the third Muslim caliph, Uthman Ibn Affan, transformed it into a major port linking the Hijaz region with Mecca, replacing the port of Al Shoaib to the southwest of the holy city.
Between Sea and Land: Jeddah through the Ages (Chapter 2) - A History …
WEBSummary. The chapter situates Jeddah, the port of Mecca, within the new Islamic polity and the networks of regional and interoceanic trade between the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean. It traces the competition for control of the Red Sea ports from the expansion of the Ottoman Empire in the early sixteenth century to the establishment of the ...
A History of Jeddah - Cambridge University Press & Assessment
WEB‘A History of Jeddah is based on careful and competent historiographical scholarship. It provides a comprehensive and analytical account of Jeddah's history and fills a significant void in the literature on Ottoman and Middle Eastern …
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