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Jeddah or Jiddah is the main city of the Red Sea side of in Saudi Arabia the major commercial center of the country.

Contents 1 Understand 2 Get in 2.1 By plane 2.2 By car 2.3 By bus 2.4 By boat 3 Get around 4 See 5 Do 6 Learn 7 Work 8 Buy 9 Eat 9.1 Budget 9.2 Mid-range 10 Drink 11 Sleep 12 Contact 13 Stay safe 14 Cope 15 Get out

Understand

Jeddah has been a port and trading city for centuries. Today, it is the major commercial center of Saudi arabia. It also has many government offices.

It is also the main entry point, either by air or sea, for pilgrims making the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina, the two holiest cities of Islam. Both are a few hours inland from Jeddah.

Get in

By plane

Jeddah has an international airport with flights to many destinations.

The special terminals (two of them) for Hajj pilgrims are the largest buildings (by roof area) in the world. They are basically enormous tents of fiberglass fabric on reinforced concrete poles and steel cables. Driving to the normal non-Hajj terminal, you pass between the two. In season, this lets you admire rows of 747s parked alongside the Hajj terminals.

Foreigners living in Saudi Arabia can often get sensational discounts on outbound flights during the Hajj. Airlines from Muslim countries are flying in many loads of pilgrims, and do not not want to go back empty.

By car

By bus

By boat

Get around

See

• Tahliya, the main shopping Street.
• Corniche, the Red Sea shore.
• Balad, the old town. (Ancient buildings and traditional souks).
• Gold Souk.
• Durrat Al-Arouse, Jeddah's main resort.
• Jeddah's fountain. The highest in the world.

Do

Learn

Work

Buy

Eat

• At Layaly Al-Hejaz ( Hejazi nights) located at Tahliya area, next to naseef's house.
• At Al-Nakheel. Corniche area. Traditional food with hubbly-bubbly.

Budget

Mid-range

Drink

Sleep

• Jeddah Helton.
• Arabian Palace.
• Westen Jeddah.
• Intercontanintal Jeddah.

Contact

• For business and investments: Jeddah chamber of commerce & industry.
• For media coverage: Arab news newspaper, or independent activists.
• For tourism: Saudi supreme council of tourism.
• For Ummrah and hajj: The hajj ministry.

Stay safe

Cope

Get out

• Bubbles. Prestigious lounge with food and music.
• Pearl Caffe. Live Guitar café shop.
• Java Lounge. buddha-bar type.
• Black & White. Multinational food. 180 SR.
• Balsamico Italian resturant. Out door Hubbly-bubbly pips lounge.

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