Jeddah is a Saudi city located in the middle of the eastern coast of the Red Sea known as Red Sea Bride and is considered the economic and tourist capital of the country | Its roshan tower houses are an outstanding example of a unique building typology in the Arab-Muslim world |
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Jeddah has many advantages like shopping malls and great restaurants as well | People from around the country love Jeddah and visit Jeddah at least two times per year |
Integrity the nominated property covers about one third of the original fortified city and contains all the attributes that give it outstanding universal value such as the main examples of the roshan tower houses in jeddah houses with facing facades the exterior coral stone construction precious carved wood on facades and specific techniques of interior ventilation as well as lower houses.
18The historic city of Jeddah has a symbolic role as a gateway to Mecca for the Muslim pilgrims who rallyed Arabia by boat since the 7th century AD, when the third Caliph Othman ibn Affan made Jeddah the official port Of Mecca | Its population is estimated at about 3 |
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The number of these models is more than three hundred and sixty, And its beaches; visitors will never tire of astonishing the beauty of the statues and taking pictures of the memorial, will realize that Jeddah is an open museum for shopping | All capitals of the Middle East are located within walking distance from the city of Jeddah, which made it the second commercial center in the Middle East after Dubai, and it also became the fourth industrial region after the city of Riyadh, Jubail and Yanbu |
Outstanding Universal Value Brief synthesis The historic city of Jeddah is an exceptional example of the architectural tradition of the Red Sea, a style that was once popular in the cities on both coasts of the Red Sea, of which there are only a few remnants of the Red Sea Saudi Arabia and the nominated property.
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