Ra’s al Makhbaţ
Ra’s al Makhbaţ is a point in Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia. Ra’s al Makhbaţ is situated nearby to the locality Madīnat al Malik Fahd as Sāḩilīyah, as well as near Al Baghdādīyah al Gharbīyah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jeddah Light and Jiddah Islamic Seaport.
Jeddah Light
Lighthouse
Jeddah Light is an observation tower, port control tower and active lighthouse in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. With a height of 431 ft, it "has a credible claim to be the world's tallest light tower".
Jiddah Islamic Seaport
Harbor
Photo: Mateusz War., CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jeddah Islamic Port is a Saudi Arabian port, located in Jeddah on the Red Sea, at the middle of an international shipping route between the east and west via the Suez Canal.
King Fahd’s Fountain
Fountain
Photo: Ferdinand Reus, CC BY-SA 2.0.
King Fahd's Fountain, also known as the Jeddah Fountain, is in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It is the tallest fountain of its type in the world. It is named after King Fahd bin Abdulaziz, the ruler of Saudi Arabia from 1982 until 2005. King Fahd’s Fountain is situated 4 km north of Ra’s al Makhbaţ.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Balad and Al-Musharifah.
Al-Balad
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Al-Balad, also known as Jeddah Historic District, is the historical area of Jeddah, the second largest city of Saudi Arabia. Al-Balad can literally be translated to "The Town". Al-Balad is situated 3½ km east of Ra’s al Makhbaţ.
Al-Musharifah
Neighborhood
Al-Musharifah is a neighbourhood in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. In the late 1960s Al-Musharifah was one of the newest residential areas in the city. At that period of time, patches of open desert wasteland were located between the houses of Al-Musharifah; local children played games on those parcels of desert. Al-Musharifah is situated 8 km northeast of Ra’s al Makhbaţ.
Jeddah
Photo: Ammar shaker, Public domain.
Jeddah is on the Red Sea in western Saudi Arabia. It is the kingdom's second largest city, with a population of approximately 3,400,000, and a major commercial center in the country.
Ra’s al Makhbaţ
- Type: Point
- Also known as: “Ra’s al Makhbat”
- Category: landform
- Location: Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
21.48204° or 21° 28′ 55″ northLongitude
39.15288° or 39° 9′ 10″ eastElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
7GHXF5J3+R5GeoNames ID
104531
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Localities in the Area
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