The city has many good restaurant and coffee shops | Jeddah is the most cosmopolitan city among all the cities of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and there are many expatriates who came from all over the world, and from an economic point of view Jeddah focuses on increasing investment in education and engineering within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Middle East, and in 2009 Jeddah independently ranked Fourth in the Middle East region in terms of innovation |
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Its population is estimated at about 3 | The weather in Jeddah is usually hot in the summer with a high humidity |
The historic city of Jeddah has a symbolic role as a gateway to Mecca for the Muslim pilgrims who rallyed Arabia by boat since the 7th century AD, when the third Caliph Othman ibn Affan made Jeddah the official port Of Mecca | The nominated property represents an authentic, traditional urban environment where centuries-old business headquarters, retail shops, traditional souks, cafes, popular restaurants and street vendors have remained concentrated |
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Jeddah is also the last place many pilgrims reach before leaving Saudi Arabia | All capitals of the Middle East are located within walking distance from the city of Jeddah, which made it the second commercial center in the Middle East after Dubai, and it also became the fourth industrial region after the city of Riyadh, Jubail and Yanbu |
Criterion iv : The historic city of Jeddah bears witness to its ultimate development as a trade and pilgrimage city and is the only surviving urban set in the cultural world of the Red Sea.