Al Qaryat

Al Qaryat is a village in Makkah Province, in western Saudi Arabia.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: human settlement in Saudi Arabia
  • Also known as: Al Qaryāt

Places of Interest

Highlights include Khuzam Palace and Eve’s.

Museum
The is a major palace and in , . It houses the Jeddah Regional Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography.

Cemetery
The Tomb of Eve, also known as Eve's Grave and Eve's Tomb, is an archeological site located in , . It is considered by some Muslims to be the burial place of Eve. is situated 3 km north of Al Qaryat.

Harbor
Jeddah Islamic Port is a Saudi Arabian port, located in on the Red Sea, at the middle of an international shipping route between the east and west via the . is situated 3½ km west of Al Qaryat.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al-Balad and Al-Musharifah.

Neighborhood
, also known as Jeddah Historic District, is the historical area of , the second largest city of . can literally be translated to "The Town". is situated 2½ km north of Al Qaryat.

Neighborhood
is a neighbourhood in , . In the late 1960s 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. is situated 8 km north of Al Qaryat.

Photo: Ammar shaker, Public domain.
is on the Red Sea in western . 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 Qaryat

Latitude
21.46363° or 21° 27′ 49″ north
Longitude
39.19569° or 39° 11′ 45″ east
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
7GHXF57W+F7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1237963515
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
410046
Wiki­data ID
Q4704639
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Al Qaryat” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: القريات
  • Dutch: Al Qaryat
  • Egyptian Arabic: القريات
  • French: Al Qaryat
  • German: Al Qaryat
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Al Qaryat
  • Persian: ال قریات
  • Persian: القریات، جده
  • Urdu: القریات (جدہ)
  • Urdu: القریات
  • Uzbek: Al-Qurayat

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