Historic sites

Al-Balad, Jeddah

Saudi Arabia Makkah Al Balad

Al-Balad, Jeddah
Photo: Francisco Anzola, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The historic centre of Jeddah, a UNESCO site, with coral-stone tower houses with wooden latticed balconies (rawasheen), souqs and mosques, once the gateway for pilgrims to Mecca.


The Jeddah Corniche and the King Fahd Fountain are nearby. Non-Muslims can't enter Mecca.

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