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 |
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: human settlement in Saudi Arabia
- Also known as: “Al-Balad”
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.
Historic Jeddah
Residential area
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".
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jeddah.
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
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
21.48604° or 21° 29′ 10″ northLongitude
39.1877° or 39° 11′ 16″ eastElevation
22 metres (72 feet)Open location code
7GHXF5PQ+C3OpenStreetMap ID
node 13426472192OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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Satellite Map
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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”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Al-Shafi’i and House of the Baeshen Family.
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