Jeddah

Summary

Jeddah is a big city^[1]. Jeddah has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Jeddah is located in Jeddah Governorate^[3].
• Jeddah is in the country of Saudi Arabia^[4].
• Jeddah is on the body of water Red Sea^[5].
• Jeddah's head of government is recorded as Saleh Al-Turki^[6].
• Jeddah's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Jeddah's instance of is recorded as human settlement^[8].
• Jeddah's official language is recorded as Arabic^[9].
• Jeddah's twinned administrative body is recorded as Karachi^[10].
• Jeddah's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tunis^[11].
• Jeddah's twinned administrative body is recorded as Adana^[12].
• Jeddah's twinned administrative body is recorded as Almaty^[13].
• Jeddah's twinned administrative body is recorded as Amman^[14].
• Jeddah's twinned administrative body is recorded as Baku^[15].
• Jeddah's twinned administrative body is recorded as Alexandria^[16].
• Jeddah's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cairo^[17].
• Jeddah's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dubai^[18].
• Jeddah's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jakarta^[19].
• Jeddah's twinned administrative body is recorded as Istanbul^[20].
• Jeddah's twinned administrative body is recorded as Shimonoseki^[21].
• Jeddah's twinned administrative body is recorded as Johor Bahru^[22].
• Jeddah's twinned administrative body is recorded as Taipei^[23].
• Jeddah's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kazan^[24].
• Jeddah's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mary^[25].
• Jeddah's twinned administrative body is recorded as Casablanca^[26].
• Jeddah's twinned administrative body is recorded as Plovdiv^[27].

Body

Geography

Jeddah is in the country of Saudi Arabia^[4]. Jeddah is located in Jeddah Governorate^[3]. Jeddah is on the body of water Red Sea^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+3400000'}^[28], {'amount': '+3976000'}^[29], {'amount': '+3600000'}^[30], {'amount': '+3430697'}^[31], {'amount': '+1716574'}^[32], and {'amount': '+1714123'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include big city^[7] and human settlement^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Jeddah include Jeddah Tower^[34], a skyscraper^[35], in Saudi Arabia^[36]; King Abdulaziz International Airport^[37], an international airport^[38], in Saudi Arabia^[39], founded in 1981^[40]; and Treaty of Jeddah^[41], a treaty^[42].

Why It Matters

Jeddah has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Jeddah is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for Jeddah include Jeddah Tower^[34], a skyscraper^[35], in Saudi Arabia^[36]; King Abdulaziz International Airport^[37], an international airport^[38], in Saudi Arabia^[39], founded in 1981^[40]; and Treaty of Jeddah^[41], a treaty^[42].