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| City of Jeddah | | Beach of Jeddah | | | | Nickname: The Bride of the Red Sea | | Location of Jeddah | | Coordinates: 21°50′N 39°1667′E / 21.833, 66.783 | | Country |
 Saudi Arabia | | Province | Makkah (Mecca) | | Established | 500+ BC | | Joint Saudi Arabia | 1925 | | Government | | - Mayor | Adil Faqeeh | | - City Governor | Mish'al Al-Saud | | - Provincial Governor | Khalid al Faisal | | Area | | - Urban | 1,320 km² (509.7 sq mi) | | - Metro | 3,000 km² (1,158.3 sq mi) | | Population (2007) | | - City | 3,400,000 | | - Density | 2,921/km² (1,826/sq mi) | | - Urban | 3,855,912 | | - Metro | 4,500,000 | | | Jeddah Municipality estimate | | Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) | | - Summer (DST) | EAT (UTC+3) | | Postal Code | (5 digits) | | Area code(s) | +966-2 | | Website: www.jeddah.gov.sa | - This article is about the Saudi Arabian city. For the Australian movie, see Jedda.
Jeddah (also spelled Jiddah, Jidda, or Jedda; Arabic: جدّة Ǧiddah) is a Saudi Arabian city located on the coast of the Red Sea and is the major urban center of western Saudi Arabia. It is the largest city in Makkah Province, and the second largest city in Saudi Arabia after the capital city, Riyadh. The population of the city currently stands at over 3.4 million. It is considered the commercial capital of Saudi Arabia. [1] and the wealthiest city in the Middle East and western Asia. [2] Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ...
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Jeddah is the principal gateway to Mecca, Islam's holiest city, which able-bodied Muslims are required to visit at least once in a lifetime. This article is about the city in Saudi Arabia. ...
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Residents of Jeddah are called Jeddans. Jeddah has 24 sister cities, which are selected based on economic, cultural and political criteria. Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm, Germany Town twinning is a concept whereby towns or cities in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. ...
[edit] Etymology and spelling There are at least two explanations for the etymology of the name Jeddah. According to Jeddah Ibn Helwaan Al-Qudaa'iy the chief of Quda'a clan. The more common account has it that the name is derived from Jaddah, the Arabic word for "grandmother". According to eastern folk belief, the tomb of Eve (21°29′31″N 39°11′24″E / 21.49194, 39.19), considered the grandmother of humanity, is located in Jeddah. The purported "Grave of Eve" was sealed with concrete by the religious authorities in 1975 as a result of some Muslim pilgrims breaking Islamic doctrine by praying at the site. Arabic redirects here. ...
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Ibn Battuta, The famous Arab Discoverer, has visited Jeddah during his world trip. He has written Joddah in his diary, in his speech about this city.[3] It has been suggested that Travelling route of Ibn Batuta be merged into this article or section. ...
On official Saudi maps and documents, the city name is transcribed "Jeddah". The British Foreign Office, however, still insists on using the older spelling of Jedda, contrary to other English-speaking usage -- including other branches of the British government. The New York Times spells the name as Jidda. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Whitehall, seen from St. ...
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[edit] History The city was founded as a fishing hamlet over 2,500 years ago[4], but first achieved prominence in 647 A.D., when the third Muslim caliph Uthman Ibn Affan turned it into a port for Muslim pilgrims making the required Hajj to Mecca. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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Jeddah was for centuries the main city of the historic Hejaz province and historic port for pilgrims arriving by sea on their pilgrimage or Hajj to Mecca. Map with the region outlined in red and the 1923 Kingdom in green “Hedjaz†redirects here. ...
Hejaz - including Jeddah - became a part of the Ayyubid Empire in 1177 during the leadership of Sharif Ibn Abul-Hashim Al-Thalab. The Ayyubid or Ayyoubid Dynasty was a Muslim dynasty of Kurdish[1] origins which ruled Egypt, Syria, Yemen (except for the Northern Mountains), Diyar Bakr, Mecca, Hejaz and northern Iraq in the 12th and 13th centuries. ...
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[edit] Mamluk Sultanate In 1254, following events in Cairo, Hejaz became a part of the Mamluk Sultanate. Sharif Barakat built the first walls of Jeddah in 1505 following the Portuguese advances in the Indian Ocean.[5] For other uses, see Cairo (disambiguation). ...
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[edit] Ottoman Empire In 1517, the Ottoman Turks conquered the Mamluk Sultanate in Egypt and Syria, during the reign of Selim I.[6] As territories of the Mamluk Sultanate, the Hejaz, including the holy city of Mecca and Jeddah, passed into Ottoman possession. The Ottomans rebuilt the weak walls of Jeddah in 1525 following their victory over Lopo Soares de Albergaria's Armada in the Red Sea. The new Turkish wall included six watchtowers and six city gates. They were constructed to defend against the Portuguese attack. Of the six gates, Gate of Mecca was the eastern gate and Gate of Al-Magharibah the western one. The Gate of Sharif was south facing. The other gates were Gate of Al-Bunt, Gate of Al-Sham (also called Gate of Al-Sharaf) and Gate of Medina were north facing.[7] The Turks also built the The Qishla of Jeddah, a small castle for the city soldiers. In the 19th century these seven gates were minimized into four giant gates with four towers. These giant gates were the Gate of Sham from the north, the Gate of Mecca from the east, the Gate of Sharif from the south, and the Gate of Al-Magharibah on the sea side. Ottoman redirects here. ...
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At 1802, Nejdi forces conquered both Mecca and Jeddah from the Ottomans, when Sharif Ghalib Efendi informed Sultan Mahmud II, the sultan ordered his Egyptian viceroy Muhammad Ali Pasha to re-take the city. Muhammad Ali successfully regained the city during Battle of Jeddah in 1813. Combatants First Saudi State Ottoman Empire Commanders Saud Al-Kabeer, Abdullah I Tusun Pasha, Mohammed Ali Pasha, Ibrahim Pasha Strength 20,000 50,000 Casualties 11,000 dead, 3,000 wounded, Hanging of Abdullah I, Destruction of Diriyah Unknown Ottoman-Saudi war in 1811-1818 was fought between Egypt under...
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[edit] Kingdom of Saudi Arabia A few months later, Ibn Saud, whose clan originated in the central Nejd province, conquered Medina, and Jeddah, via an agreement with Jeddans, following the events of the Second Battle of Jeddah. He deposed the Sharif of Hejaz, Ali bin Hussien, who fled to Baghdad, settling eventually in Amman, Jordan, where his descendants became the Hashemite royal family. `Abd al-`Azīz Āl Sa`ūd, King of Saudi Arabia ( 1880 – November 9, 1953) (Arabic: عبدالعزيز آل سعود) was the first monarch of Saudi Arabia. ...
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As a result, Jeddah came under the sway of the Al-Saud dynasty in 1925. In 1926, Ibn Saud added the title King of Hejaz to his position of Sultan of Nejd. Today, Jeddah has lost its historical role in peninsular politics, historic Hejaz province along the west coast having been subdivided into smaller provinces, with Jeddah falling within the new province of Makkah with its provincial capital at Mecca. The House of Saud ( transliteration: ) is the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. ...
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[edit] Geography Most of Saudi Arabia is desert. The central region consists of an eroded plateau, mostly arid and hot in the summer and cold in the winter. The western region is mountainous, except for the coastal plain bordering the Red Sea such as the Jeddah area. This article is about arid terrain. ...
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Jeddah borders the Red Sea from the west and the Al-Sarawat Mountains from the east. It has no rivers or valleys but it includes Sharm Ob'hur which connect the Red Sea to the other end of the city. Sharm of Salman (Also called Gulf of Salman) borders the city from north. The Sarawat Mountains or the Sarat (Arabic: ) is a mountain range running parallel to the western coast of the Arabian Peninsula and is among the Peninsulas most prominent geographical features. ...
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[edit] Climate Unlike other Saudi Arabian cities, Jeddah retains its warm temperature in winter, which can range from +15 °C (59 °F) at midnight to +25 °C (77 °F) in the afternoon. Summer temperatures are considered very hot and break the +40 °C (104 °F) mark in the afternoon dropping to +30 °C (86 °F) in the evening. Rain usually falls in Jeddah in small amounts in December. Celsius is, or relates to, the Celsius temperature scale (previously known as the centigrade scale). ...
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Some unusual events often happen during the year, such as dust storms in summer, coming from the Arabian Peninsula's deserts or from North Africa. Snow does not fall in Jeddah but ice pellets occasionally fall in January. “Sandstorm†redirects here. ...
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| Jeddah Climatological Data[8] | | Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | | Year | | Record high °C (°F) | 33 (91) | 35 (95) | 38 (100) | 40 (104) | 42 (108) | 47 (117) | 42 (108) | 42 (108) | 42 (108) | 41 (106) | 41 (106) | 34 (93) | | | | Average high °C (°F) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 33 (91) | 35 (95) | 36 (97) | 37 (99) | 37 (99) | 36 (97) | 35 (95) | 33 (91) | 30 (86) | | 33 (91) | | Average low °C (°F) | 19 (66) | 18 (64) | 19 (66) | 21 (70) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 26 (79) | 27 (81) | 25 (77) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 19 (66) | | 22 (72) | | Record low °C (°F) | 9 (48) | 11 (52) | 13 (55) | 12 (54) | 13 (55) | 19 (66) | 21 (70) | 23 (73) | 21 (70) | 20 (68) | 17 (63) | 10 (50) | | | | | Rainfall mm (in) | 5 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 25 (1.0) | 31 (1.2) | | 61 (2.4) |
[edit] Economy With a thousand years of trading behind it and home to some of the world most successful merchants and business people, it is natural that Jeddah is the commercial capital of Saudi Arabia. In addition, the city's geographical location places it at the heart of the region covered by the Middle East and North Africa, with all their capitals within two hours flying distance, defining Jeddah as the commercial center of the Middle East. [9] Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,048 × 1,536 pixels, file size: 676 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ...
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Main article: Tahlia Street Tahlia Street is an important fashion and shopping street in the mid-town of Jeddah. It contains many upscale department shops, and boutiques, such as Prada, Gucci, and Giorgio Armani. As the Champs-Élysées in Paris, Tahlia Street is believed to be the heart of Jeddah and Saudi Arabia's wealthiest district. Tahlia Street (Arabic:شارع التØلية )(Also called : Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz St. ...
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[edit] Major organizations headquartered in Jeddah
 Jeddah Chamber of Commerce & Industry The city has several global major organizations such as: Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 453 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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The Saudi Geological Survey (SGS) is the national geologic survey of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and was established as an independent entity attached to the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources following a Council of Ministers Decision in 1999. ...
a plane of the Saudi Arabian Airlines Saudi Arabian Airlines (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية العربية السعودية) is the national airline of Saudi Arabia, based in Jeddah. ...
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Jeddah Economic Forum / JEF (arabic: منتدى جدة الإقتصادي) is annual Forum Since 1999 every year in winter in city of Jeddah, west of Saudi Arabia, and has become the regions (middle east) strategic think tank focusing on regional and international economic and social issues. ...
The Jeddah Chamber of Commerce & Industry,(JCCI) was established on May 1946 and since then it has been serving the economy of Saudi Arabia and has continuously contributed to its development and progress. ...
Jeddah Marketing Board is the a branch of marketing systems for Saudi Arabia . ...
Overview The International Association of Islamic Banks was founded in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, under the auspices of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) on the 7th of Ramadan 1397 (H) corresponding to August 21, 1977. ...
[edit] Demographics Popular Saudi opinion regards Jeddah as the most liberal and cosmopolitan of Saudi cities in spite of its historic role as port and gateway to the holy city of Mecca. For over one thousand years, Jeddah has received millions of pilgrims of different ethnicities and backgrounds, from Africa, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, Europe and the Middle East, many of whom remained and became citizens of the city. As a result, Jeddah is much more ethnically diverse than most Saudi cities and its culture more eclectic in nature (in contrast with the more geographically isolated, homogeneous, and religiously strict capital Riyadh). Different nationalities of Muslims often prescribe to different sects of Islam, and the presence of these sects in Hejazi culture has helped make the city relatively more tolerant traditionally. Added to the traditional diversity, the oil-boom of the past 50 years has brought hundreds of thousands of working immigrants and foreign workers from non-Muslim countries the majority originating from continents such as North America (Unites States of America), Europe (Western Europe), and Asia (South and South-East Asia). The term Ethnicity redirects here. ...
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 A Lady from Jeddah , This photograph was taken in 1873. It shows the traditional women clothes in the past. The vast majority of Jeddans are Sunni Muslims. With a minority of Asian and Westerner Christians. The city has over 1300 Mosques [10], and has no Churches or synagogues. But some Filipino workers report about Churches inside some Gated communities. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 344 × 599 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,166 × 2,029 pixels, file size: 178 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ...
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The Masjid al-Haram in Mecca as it exists today A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. ...
For the architectural structure, see Church (building). ...
A synagogue (from , transliterated synagogē, assembly; beit knesset, house of assembly; or beit tefila, house of prayer, shul; , esnoga) is a Jewish house of worship. ...
Entrance to a guard-gated community (Paradise Village Grand Marina Villas, Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico). ...
The cultural environment of today's Jeddah has been influenced by a religious movement that began in central Arabia in the mid-eighteenth century. This movement is commonly known as the Wahhabi movement. It has been also influenced by the Shafi`i school. Also, the conflict between liberals and religious scholars made a major impact on the Society of Jeddah. The ShÄfi‘ī madhab () is one of the four schools of fiqh, or religious law, within Sunni Islam. ...
Since the 7th Century , Jeddah has hosted millions of Muslim pilgrims from all over the world in their way to Hajj. This merge with pilgrims has also a major impact on the society, religion, and economy of Jeddah. A supplicating pilgrim at Masjid Al Haram, the mosque which was built around the Kaaba (the cubical building at center). ...
Despite the ban on alcohol in Saudi Arabia, it can be found in Jeddah due to the cities liberal and open-minded attitude. However, all alcohol remains hidden, found primarily in private residence compounds, private hotel parties, and some of the private beach resorts in Obhour.
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Kabsa Kabsa (Arabic: كبسة) is a family of rice dishes that are served in Arab Countries along the Persian Gulf. ...
[edit] Cuisine Jeddah residents are a mix of several different ethnicities and nationalities. This mixture of races has made a major impact on Jeddah's traditional cuisine.
Like other Saudi cities, The Nejdi Kabsa is the most traditional lunch for Jeddan people. The Yemeni Mandi is also popular as a lunch meal. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...
Kabsa Kabsa (Arabic: كبسة) is a family of rice dishes that are served in Arab Countries along the Persian Gulf. ...
A homecooked Mandi, Hadramut, Yemen Mandi (Arabic: المندي) is the traditional dish in Hadramut, Yemen. ...
Grilled meat has a good market in Jeddah such as Shawarma, Kofta and Kebab. During Ramadan Sambousak and Ful are the most popular meals during Dusk. Chicken shawarma in Hama, Syria Shawarma (Arabic: , ‎, also spelled Chawarma, Shwarma, Shuarma, Shawerma, Shoarma or Shaorma) is a Middle Eastern-style sandwich usually composed of shaved lamb, goat, or chicken. ...
Kofta, köfte, kafta, kufta or kafteh (Arabic,كوÙته ,Ú©Ùتة in Persian) are a family of Middle Eastern and South Asian meatballs or dumplings. ...
Left to right: Chenjeh Kabab, Kabab Koobideh, Jujeh Kabab in an Afghan restaurant. ...
This article is about religious observances during the month of Ramadan. ...
Sambusac, also known as simbusak or samboussa, is a small fried or baked pasty, which may be either half-moon shaped or triangular. ...
Ful Medames is the national dish of Egypt, often eaten at breakfast. ...
Dusk in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, USA. Dusk outside a plane on cruise. ...
American food is also popular in the city. McDonald's, Burger King, Domino's Pizza and KFC among others are widely distributed in Jeddah. Chinese and Eastern food are also popular. McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants, primarily selling hamburgers, chicken, french fries, milkshakes and soft drinks. ...
Burger King (NYSE: BKC), often abbreviated to BK, is a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants. ...
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KFC, also known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is a food chain based in Louisville, Kentucky, known mainly for its fried chicken. ...
[edit] Open-air art During the oil boom in the late 1970s and '80s, there was a focused civic effort at bringing art to Jeddah's public areas. As a result, Jeddah contains an unusually large number of modern open air sculptures and works of art, typically situated in roundabouts, which makes it to this day the largest open-air art gallery in the world. Sculptures include works by a variety of artists, ranging from the obscure to international stars such as Jean/Hans Arp, César Baldaccini, Alexander Calder, Henry Moore, Joan Miró and Victor Vasarely and often depict elements of traditional Saudi culture - coffee pots, incense burners, palm trees, etc. The fact that Islamic tradition prohibits the depiction of living creatures, notably the human form, has made for some very creative modern art, ranging from the tasteful to the bizarre and downright hideous. These include a mounted defunct propeller plane, a giant geometry set, a giant bicycle, and a huge block of marble with several cars protruding out of it at odd angles. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Gathering place. ...
A roundabout is a type of road junction at which traffic enters a one-way stream around a central island. ...
Cloud Shepherd Hans Arp (1953), Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas Jean Arp / Hans Arp (September 16, 1886 – June 7, 1966) was a German-French sculptor, painter, poet and abstract artist in other media such as torn and pasted paper. ...
César Baldaccini (January 1, 1921 in Marseille - December 6, 1998 in Paris) was a noted sculptor. ...
For other persons named Alexander Calder, see Alexander Calder (disambiguation). ...
Reclining Figure (1951) outside the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, is characteristic of Moores sculptures, with an abstract female figure intercut with voids. ...
Joan Miró i Ferrà (April 20, 1893 – December 25, 1983) was a Spanish (Catalan) painter, sculptor, and ceramist born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain to the family of a Goldsmith and Watchmaker. ...
Victor Vasarely (Vásárhelyi Győző) (9 April 1906, Pécs - 15 March 1997, Paris) was a French Hungarian-born artist often acclaimed as the father of Op-art. ...
Jeddah is served by four major Arabic-language newspapers, Asharq Al-Awsat, Al-Madina, Okaz, Al-Bilad, as well as one major English-language newspaper, The Saudi Gazette. Okaz and Al-Madina is Jeddah's and some other Saudi cities' primary newspaper with over a million readers focusing mainly on issues that affect the city. Asharq Al-Awsat is a major pan-Arab daily newspaper, printed simultaneously on four continents in 12 cities. ...
Saudi Gazette is an English language daily newspaper published in Saudi Arabia. ...
Jeddah is the largest radio and television market in Saudi Arabia. Television stations serving the city area include Saudi TV1, Saudi TV2, Saudi TV Sports, Al-Ekhbariya, ART channels network and hundreds of cable, satellite and other specialty television providers. Arab Radio and Television Network (Acronym: ART) is an Arabic-language television network characterized by its multitude of channels. ...
The Jeddah TV Tower is a 250 m (820 ft) high television tower with an observation deck at Jeddah. The tower started construction in 2006 and finished in 2007 and is a part of the new branch of Ministry of Information in Jeddah. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
- See also: Jeddah TV Tower
Jeddah TV Tower The Jeddah TV Tower is a 250 meter high television tower with an observation deck at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. ...
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Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 708 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) King Abdulaziz University stadium. ...
Jeddah hosts the oldest sport clubs in Saudi Arabia. Al-Ittihad was the first club in the country, being established in 1928. Al-Ittihad (Arabic: ) or Ittihad Jaddeh is a Saudi Arabian sports club based in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah. ...
Football is the most popular sport in Jeddah. Al-Ittihad and Al-Ahli are well known football clubs. They are major competitors in both the Saudi Premier League and the AFC Champions League. They have also won the FIBA Asia Champions Cup. A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ...
Al-Ittihad (Arabic: ) or Ittihad Jaddeh is a Saudi Arabian sports club based in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah. ...
Al-Ahli (Arabic: ‎) is a Saudi Arabian professional sports club based in Jeddah. ...
The Saudi Premier League, officially known as Saudi League Tournament For Premier Level Teams (Arabic:مسابقة الدوري السعودي Ù„Ùرق الدرجة الممتازة), is the main football competition in Saudi Arabia. ...
The AFC Champions League is an annual international inter-club football competition between the champions and cup winners of the top 14 Asian leagues. ...
The FIBA Asia Champions Cup is the Asian club championship for basketball organized by FIBA Asia. ...
There are several public football stadiums in Jeddah, such as:
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium is a stadium in the port city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. ...
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