Jeddah .. the Road of the Two Holy Mosques and other Jiddah, Saudi Arabia Things to Do Tips

Jeddah .. the Road of the Two Holy Mosques

Jeddah has the great honor to be the cross road to the two Holy cities. It receives Pilgrims and Umrah performers through air land and sea. Jeddah is approximately 73 km away from Makkah and 420 km South of AL Madinah. The people of Makkah AL Mukarramah took Jeddah's port as a commercial port.

Jeddah is one of Saudi Arabia's largest cities where exists King Abdul Aziz International Airport, and Jeddah Islamic Seaport that handles cargo and passenger vessels from all over the world. This large seaport is equipped with ultra modern equipments and receives thousands of pilgrims and Umrah performers every year.

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Address: jeddah-makkah road

Jeddah the fragrance of the past magnificence of the present lamps of love. People of Jeddah symbol of generosity and nobility. Since the dawn of the flourishing Saudi era all available potentials were utilized to the maximum. The fountains of welfare flowed abundantly, so that Jeddah, like other cities, was able to enjoy ample share of progress and development. All basic foundations for its progress and construction were laid down. Jeddah became the Sleepless City, with over one hundred and twenty thousand lamp posts illuminating its streets and lanes, restoring daylight to its night with absolute contentment.

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The road to Makkah and Madinah used to take days where caravans on camels and other animals suffered tiresome trips. During the prosperous Saudi era and after having laid down the wise plan of expansion, a huge network of roads was constructed linking Jeddah to Makkah in less than one hour and to Madinah, in less than four hours through an express way of six tracks on each side. Necessary services are available along these roads the clock.

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The road to Makkah and Madinah used to take days where caravans on camels and other animals suffered tiresome trips. During the prosperous Saudi era and after having laid down the wise plan of expansion, a huge network of roads was constructed linking Jeddah to Makkah in less than one hour and to Madinah, in less than four hours through an express way of six tracks on each side. Necessary services are available along these roads the clock.

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Jeddah the bride of the Red Sea, contains many old buildings. Some of them are still existing like: AAL-Nasif house, AL-Jamjoum House at AL-Yeman area, Baeshen House, AL-Gabil House, AL- Shfie Mosque at AL-Mazloum area, AL Banajah House, AL Alzaher at AL-Sham area, some of these buildings eached more than 30 meters in height.

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Address: by the Conference Palace Hotel

Although the foundation and planning of such buildings was so simple, the builders had instinctive engineering concepts like providing ventilation holes for all rooms. They also invented big Rawasheen bay windows for house facades. Decorated woods were also used on walls with big planes that helped to move and spread the air throughout the building. They also built the houses in a way making the shade of one house falls on the adjacent house and vice versa, during the various hours of daytime. Those cared for the internal beauty of their houses also cared for their outer shapes, decorated them with ornaments and wooden works characterized by the Islamic Architectural arts, and doors decorations. Iron door knockers were paced on the doors for informing the dwellers about the coming visitor. Rawasheen are still representing a model of Old Jeddah governorate, further stressing the accuracy and skillfulness of their makers.

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Houses in Jeddah taken by L. Fiorillo in the 1890s. Fiorillo was a prominent commercial photographer based in Alexandria from the 1870s. He was best known for his pictures of the maintenance work on the Suez Canal and the aftermath of the bombardment of Alexandria by British in 1882. ( Fiorillo 1890s )

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The Makkah Gate, Jeddah 1906, taken by Dr F. G. Clemow. This picture was probably taken when Clemow was British representative on international commissions to enquire into the sanitary defences of the coast of Arabia and Hijaz Railway. (Clemow 1906)

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Pilgrims disembarking at Jeddah. (Clemow 1906)

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A street in Jeddah. (Lawrence 1916)

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