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Fun fact 5 about Jeddah

الواجهة البحرية في مدينة جدة غرب السعودية (2025) (cropped)
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Jeddah has over 1,300 mosques, and the law does not allow the construction of buildings for other religions.

Jeddah
Saudi Arabia
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Jeddah

Saudi Arabia

Country
Saudi Arabia
Population
4.7M
Coordinates
21.49, 39.19
60th most populous city in the world

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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