King Fahd’s Fountain

The King Fahd’s Fountain, also known as the Jeddah Fountain, is a prominent landmark in , , and holds the distinction of being the tallest fountain in the world.
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Photo: Ferdinand Reus, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Fountain
  • Description: water well in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • Also known as: “نافوره الملك فهد”, “キングファハドの泉”, and “キングファハド噴水”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include International Medical Center and King Saud Mosque.

Hospital
or IMC is a large private hospital in , , and was built in 2005. The CEO of the center is Dr. Walid Fitaihi. is situated 3 km east of King Fahd’s Fountain.

Mosque
Photo: زهير حرب, CC BY 2.5.
His Majesty is a Sunni Islam , in the city of , in the Al-Sharafeyyah District, in . The mosque was designed by Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil and construction was completed in 1987. is situated 4 km east of King Fahd’s Fountain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jeddah.

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.

King Fahd’s Fountain

Latitude
21.51566° or 21° 30′ 56″ north
Longitude
39.14505° or 39° 8′ 42″ east
Inception
1983
Height
312 metres (1,024 feet)
Open location code
7GHXG48W+72
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3098654094
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­fountain
Wiki­data ID
Q240426
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“King Fahd’s Fountain” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نافورة الملك فهد”
  • Arabic: “نافورة جدة”
  • Bengali: “বাদশাহ ফাহাদের ঝর্ণা”
  • Chinese: “吉达喷泉”
  • Czech: “Fontána krále Fahda”
  • Dutch: “Fontein van Koning Fahd”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نافورة الملك فهد”
  • Finnish: “Kuningas Fahdin suihkulähde”
  • French: “Jet d’eau du roi Fahd”
  • German: “King Fahd’s Fountain”
  • Greek: “Σιντριβάνι του Βασιλιά Φαχντ”
  • Hebrew: “מזרקת המלך פהד”
  • Hungarian: “Fahd király szökőkút”
  • Indonesian: “Air Mancur Raja Fahd”
  • Italian: “Fontana Re Fahd”
  • Japanese: “ファハド王の噴水”
  • Malay: “Air Pancut Raja Fahd”
  • Malayalam: “കിംഗ്‌ ഫഹദ് ജലധാര”
  • Russian: “Фонтан Фахда”
  • Slovenian: “Vodnjak kralja Fahda”
  • Spanish: “Fuente del Rey Fahd”
  • Swedish: “Kung Fahds fontän”
  • Ukrainian: “Фонтан короля Фахда”
  • Urdu: “شاہ فہد فوارہ”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Park Hyatt Jeddah Marina Club and Spa and Middle Corniche Park.

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