Historic Jeddah, the Gate to Makkah
Also known as Al-Balad, Jeddah, جدة التاريخية
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv), (vi).
Region
Arab States
Saudi Arabia
Inscribed
2014
Area
18 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Historic Jeddah, the Gate to Makkah is about 5 km south-west of Jeddah.
Nearest towns and cities
- Jeddah · about 3,012,000 peopleabout 5 km north-east
- Makkah · about 1,385,000 peopleabout 65 km east
- At Taif · about 657,000 peopleabout 120 km east
- Port Sudan · about 490,000 peopleabout 290 km south-west
- Yanbu al Bahr · about 268,000 peopleabout 310 km north
- Medina · about 1,010,000 peopleabout 340 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
No other World Heritage sites lie within 600 km.
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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