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Jeddah

Saudi Arabia

Watercolour of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The "Bride of the Red Sea" along the Red Sea coast, centered around the historic coral-stone quarter of Al-Balad, the Jeddah Corniche, and the Floating Mosque, with UNESCO World Heritage and Beit Naseef.
AI-generated artistic rendering. Painted from written research on the city's setting, architecture and materials — not from a photograph.
What guided this image
Landmarks
UNESCO World Heritage; Beit Naseef; Al-Rahma Mosque; King Fahd's Fountain; Jeddah Corniche; Arabian; lush coastal Hijazi flora; Red Sea
Viewpoint
Favor the classic viewpoint looking down a historic lane of Al-Balad toward Beit Naseef with wooden roshan balconies jutting from coral walls, or looking across the Red Sea toward the Floating Mosque with date palms in the foreground, showing palm fronds and stone pavers in the foreground, the coral-stone facades or white mosque arches in the middle-ground, and the calm Red Sea horizon fading in the background.
Palette
Green should be the predominant color, especially in the thick date palm groves along the Corniche, courtyard neem trees in Al-Balad, and coastal mangroves.
Guarded against
Not Riyadh, Dammam, or Medina
Population4,697,000Wikidata: 3,400,000
Coordinates21.49°N, 39.19°E
Elevation12 m
Area1,600 km²
Time zoneAsia/RiyadhUTC+3
Solar noon12:23clock runs 0.4 h ahead of the sun

Through the Earth

Dig straight through the Earth from Jeddah and you surface nearest to Otepa, French Polynesia — 376 km from the exact antipodal point.

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