Hi i'm Mohammed and i'm 22 .
i love to travel and and explore other culture, for me it is like an adventure. I also like to meet new friends during the trip, it is a nice experience.
i believe that we are going to live once so let us live it happy and to the extreme.
Jeddah skyline
i am going to write about where i live and my best city which is Jeddah. Although, I was born in Makkah and I spent about 10 years before we moved to live in jeddah but I always think Jeddah is my hometown and I will spend hall my life in it. Now I will try to give some information about Jeddah .
first of all lets see where is it...
Jeddah is located on the coast of the Red Sea . It is the largest sea port on the Red Sea, and the second largest city in Saudi Arabia after the capital city, Riyadh. The population of the city is about 5 million. It is considered the commercial capital of Saudi Arabia.
The location of Jeddah on the map
Now .. lets have a look on why Jeddah attracts people ?
1- Jeddah Fountain : (wikipedia.com) King Fahd's Fountain, also known as the Jeddah Fountain, is the tallest water fountain in the world. located in the coast of Jeddah, west coast of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The fountain jets water 312 metres (1,024 ft) above the Red Sea. . The fountain is visible throughout the entire vicinity of Jeddah. The water it ejects can reach a speed of 375 kilometres (233 mi) per hour with a weight exceeding 18 tons. . It was constructed between 1980 and 1983 and began operating in 1985. The fountain uses saltwater taken from the Red Sea instead of freshwater. It uses over 500 spotlights to illuminate the fountain at night.
Jeddah Fountain at sunset
At night
2- Al Balad: it is a historical area of Jeddah and also it is the historic center of Jeddah. Al-Balad had insufficient parking space for large cars. Its stores did not sell expensive designer clothing. Also, foreign people like to go there to take some photos for the old buildings .
Mashrabiya Jeddah
Naseef House
Traditional House
2- Al Tahliah steet: is the place for who is looking and for famous brands , also it's best place to meet your friends and have a lot of fun there because there are many coffee shops and entertainment places .
Red sea mall
mall of Arabia
Jeddah is my second home.. If I was going to live anywhere other than Makkah, I would definitely choose Jeddah. I would buy a house in Al Shatee District (in your dreams Raed LOL).
ReplyDeleteI've been to a lot of major cities in the world, No place like Jeddah.
This has given us some information on Jeddah - well done. For your next post, perhaps you can think about how 'being in Jeddah' makes you feel as a person, compared to how you feel walking around Nottingham everyday. (Just an idea to get you going!!)
ReplyDeleteReally enjoying finding out more about where you're from. Love the images too. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHey Mohammad, we're going to be working from 'Into the Wild' by John Krakauer for the rest of the term and exploring themes/issues/language in detail. Can you buy this for next week. Keep up with the tasks - as you write I'll be able to get a feel of what kind of lit. you might like andI can recommend books/films you might like etc. :)
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