Jeddah
Jeddah
جدّة Jidda | |
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City | |
| Jeddah Skyline Jeddah Skyline | |
| Nickname: The Bride of the Red Sea | |
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| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Province | Makkah (Mecca) |
| Established | From the 6th century BC |
| Joined Saudi Arabia | 1925 |
| Government | |
| • City Mayor | Hani Abu Ras[1] |
| • Governorate Mayor | Saleh Al-Turki[2] |
| Area | |
| • City | 1,570 km2 (610 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,686 km2 (651 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3,000 km2 (1,000 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • City | 5,112,018 |
| • Density | 2,921/km2 (1,826/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,855,912 |
| • Metro | 5,318,636 |
| Jeddah City estimate | |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Postal Code | (5 digits) |
| Area code | +966-2 |
| Website | Jeddah Municipality |
Jeddah (also spelled Jedda, Jiddah, Jidda, or Juddah; جدّة Ǧiddah) is a Saudi Arabian city. It is on the coast of the Red Sea (21.50° N 39.1667° E). It is the major urban center in western Saudi Arabia. Jeddah is the largest city in the Western Province, and the second largest city in Saudi Arabia after the capital city Riyadh. The city has over 3.4 million people. It is seen as the business capital of Saudi Arabia and the richest city in the Middle East and western Asia.
Jeddah is the main gateway to Mecca, the holiest city of Islam, where able-bodied Muslims must go to at least once in a lifetime.
Sister cities[change]
Jeddah has 23 sister cities (aka "twin towns"):
- Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan
- Jordan Amman, Jordan
- Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan
- Egypt Alexandria, Egypt
- Egypt Cairo, Egypt
- Germany Stuttgart, Germany
- United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
- Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
- Turkey Adana, Turkey
- Malaysia Johor Bahru, Malaysia
- Russia Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia
- Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
- Turkmenistan Mari, Turkmenistan
- Ukraine Odesa, Ukraine
- Kyrgyzstan Osh, Kyrgyzstan
- Bulgaria Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- Morocco Casablanca, Morocco
- Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Japan Shimonoseki, Japan
- Russia St. Petersburg, Russia
- France Strasbourg, France
- China Xi'an, People's Republic of China
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- ↑ "Abu Ras promises new Jeddah". Saudigazette.com.sa. 2010-08-19. Archived from the original on 2014-12-14. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
- ↑ "Saleh Al-Turki, mayor of Jeddah". arabnews.com. Saudi Research & Publishing Company. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
