Fun fact 2 about Jeddah
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Jeddah was founded as a fishing hamlet by the Yemeni Quda'a tribe after the collapse of Marib Dam in Yemen in 115 BC.
Jeddah
Saudi Arabia
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city
Jeddah
Saudi Arabia
Country
Saudi Arabia
Population
4.7M
Coordinates
21.49, 39.19
Jeddah is the second-largest city in Saudi Arabia after Riyadh and the country’s main commercial center. Located in the Hejaz region along the Red Sea coast, it is the largest city in Mecca Province. The city’s metropolitan area is coterminous with Jeddah Governorate.
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