Jeddah
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Jeddah is a major Saudi Arabian port city on the Red Sea, known as the gateway to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina and a key commercial and cultural hub in the region.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| City of Jeddah | 1 |
| Greater Jeddah metropolitan area | 1 |
| Historic Jeddah (Al-Balad) | 1 |
| Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 1 |
| city of Jeddah | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
port city ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | city in Makkah Region ⓘ |
| climate | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| coastalFeature | coral reefs off the Red Sea coast ⓘ |
| coastType | Red Sea coastal plain ⓘ |
| country | Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| culturalFeature | mix of traditional Hejazi and modern architecture ⓘ |
| currency | Saudi riyal ⓘ |
| demography | ethnically diverse population ⓘ |
| economicSector |
commerce
ⓘ
shipping ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| function |
main seaport for Mecca
ⓘ
major center for trade and finance ⓘ |
| governedBy | Mayor of Jeddah ⓘ |
| governingCountryCapital | Riyadh ⓘ |
| hasAirport |
Hajj Terminal, King Abdulaziz International Airport
ⓘ
surface form:
King Abdulaziz International Airport
|
| hasLandmark |
Jeddah
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Historic Jeddah (Al-Balad)
Jeddah Corniche ⓘ King Fahd Fountain ⓘ |
| hasMunicipality | Jeddah Municipality ⓘ |
| hasPromenade |
Jeddah Corniche
ⓘ
surface form:
Jeddah Waterfront
|
| hasSeaport | Jeddah Islamic Port ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site (Historic Jeddah)
|
| is | major Saudi Arabian port city ⓘ |
| languageMajority | Arabic speakers ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Makkah Province ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Red Sea ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf |
Tihamah coastal plain
ⓘ
surface form:
Red Sea coast
|
| nationalSubdivision |
Makkah Province
ⓘ
surface form:
Makkah Region
|
| officialLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hejaz
ⓘ
surface form:
Hejaz region
|
| pilgrimageRelation |
entry point for Hajj pilgrims
ⓘ
entry point for Umrah pilgrims ⓘ |
| regionImportance | one of the largest cities in Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousRole | support city for Islamic holy sites in western Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| role |
commercial hub
ⓘ
cultural hub ⓘ gateway to Mecca ⓘ gateway to Medina ⓘ |
| timeZone |
East Africa Time
ⓘ
surface form:
Arabia Standard Time
|
| transportRole | key node for pilgrims traveling to Mecca and Medina ⓘ |
| urbanFeature | modern high-rise skyline ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +03:00 ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Arabic script ⓘ |
Referenced by (40)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Historic Jeddah (Al-Balad)
this entity surface form:
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
subject surface form:
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
this entity surface form:
City of Jeddah
subject surface form:
General Secretariat of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
this entity surface form:
city of Jeddah
this entity surface form:
Greater Jeddah metropolitan area