Al Balad
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".| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Eve’s and Qishla.
Eve’s
Cemetery
The Tomb of Eve, also known as Eve's Grave and Eve's Tomb, is an archeological site located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It is considered by some Muslims to be the burial place of Eve.
Qishla
Fort
Photo: Tahir mq, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Qishla of Jeddah is a historical edifice in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, built in 1525 to be a military castle of the Ottoman army. Today, the ruins of the castle lay beneath the Jeddah branch of the ministry of defense.
Khuzam Palace
Museum
Photo: Heritage Commission, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Khuzam Palace is a major palace and museum in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It houses the Jeddah Regional Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Balad and Al-Musharifah.
Al-Balad
Neighborhood
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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-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 6 km north of Al Balad.
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.
Al Balad
- Type: Locality
- Description: human settlement in Saudi Arabia
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Persian—“Al Balad” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “البلد”
- Dutch: “Al Balad”
- Egyptian Arabic: “البلد”
- Greek: “Αλ Μπαλάντ”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Al Balad”
- Persian: “ال بلاد”
- Persian: “البلاد”
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