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of the

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of the city of

Jeddah Jeddah ( ), also spelled Jedda, Jiddah or Jidda ( ; ar, , Jidda, ), is a city in the Hejaz region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the country's commercial center. Established in the 6th century BC as a fishing village, Jeddah's promi ...

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the Arab ...

Prior to 20th century

* 500 BCE -

Quda'a The Quda'a ( ar, قضاعة, translit=Quḍāʿa) were a confederation of Arab tribes, including the powerful Kalb and Tanukh, mainly concentrated throughout Syria and northwestern Arabia, from at least the 4th century CE, during Byzantine rule, t ...

settle. * 647 CE - Uthman Ibn Affan, turns Jeddah into a port making it the port of Makkah instead of Al Shoaiba port. * 703 CE - Jeddah was briefly occupied by pirates from the Kingdom of Axum. * 969 CE -

Fatimids The Fatimid Caliphate was an Ismaili Shi'a caliphate extant from the tenth to the twelfth centuries AD. Spanning a large area of North Africa, it ranged from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Red Sea in the east. The Fatimids, a dyn ...

in power. * 1177 - Jeddah becomes part of the

Ayyubid Empire The Ayyubid dynasty ( ar, الأيوبيون '; ) was the founding dynasty of the medieval Sultanate of Egypt established by Saladin in 1171, following his abolition of the Fatimid Caliphate of Egypt. A Sunni Muslim of Kurdish origin, Saladin ...

. * 1254 - City becomes part of the Mamluk Sultanate. * 1400 - In the 15th century it became the centre of trade between Egypt and India. * 1517 - City besieged by

Ottomans The Ottoman Turks ( tr, Osmanlı Türkleri), were the Turkic founding and sociopolitically the most dominant ethnic group of the Ottoman Empire ( 1299/1302–1922). Reliable information about the early history of Ottoman Turks remains scarce, ...

. * 1525 -

Barracks Barracks are usually a group of long buildings built to house military personnel or laborers. The English word originates from the 17th century via French and Italian from an old Spanish word "barraca" ("soldier's tent"), but today barracks are u ...

built; city walls rebuilt with six watchtowers and six city gates. * 1541 - City besieged by Portuguese. * 1804 - Town besieged by Sauds. * 1811 - Ottomans in power. * 1813 -

Battle of Jeddah (1813) The Battle of Jeddah was fought in 1813 at the west Arabian port city of Jeddah as part of the Ottoman–Saudi War. The Ottoman army of Tusun Pasha retreated from Medina which had been captured by the Saudis, and a new army led by his father M ...

. * 1814 - Population: 15,000 (approximate). * 1820 - European cemetery established (approximate date). * 1858 - 15 June: "

Massacre A massacre is the killing of a large number of people or animals, especially those who are not involved in any fighting or have no way of defending themselves. A massacre is generally considered to be morally unacceptable, especially when per ...

." * 1881 - Nasseef House built.

20th century

* 1910 - Population: 20,000 (approximate). * 1916 - Sharifians in power. * 1924 - Capital of

Kingdom of Hejaz The Hashemite Kingdom of Hejaz ( ar, المملكة الحجازية الهاشمية, ''Al-Mamlakah al-Ḥijāziyyah Al-Hāshimiyyah'') was a state in the Hejaz region in the Middle East that included the western portion of the Arabian Peninsul ...

relocates to Jeddah from Mecca. * 1925 -

Battle of Jeddah (1925) The Battle of Jeddah or the Siege of Jeddah took place in 1925, as part of the Ibn Saud's campaign to conquer the Kingdom of Hejaz. Jeddah was the last major stand of the Hashemites against the Saudis. Overview Following the fall of Mecca to Ki ...

House of Saud The House of Saud ( ar, آل سُعُود, ʾĀl Suʿūd ) is the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia. It is composed of the descendants of Muhammad bin Saud, founder of the Emirate of Diriyah, known as the First Saudi state (1727–1818), a ...

in power. * 1927 - Ittihad Football Club formed. * 1932 - Khozam Palace built. * 1937 ** '' Al Madina (newspaper)'' begins publication. ** Al-Ahli Saudi Sports Club formed. * 1938 - Al-Ahli Jeddah (basketball) club formed. * 1946 -

Jeddah Chamber of Commerce & Industry The Jeddah Chamber of Commerce & Industry (JCCI) is the chamber of commerce in the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. JCCI is one of the oldest business and services organizations in Saudi Arabia. It was established by a royal decree dated January 19 ...

established. * 1947 - City wall dismantled. * 1953 - National Commercial Bank headquartered in Jeddah. * 1960 - ''

Okaz ''Okaz'' ( ar, عكاظ) is an Arabic Saudi Arabian daily newspaper located in Jeddah. The paper was launched in 1960 and its sister publication is ''Saudi Gazette''. The paper is simultaneously printed in both Riyadh and Jeddah and has offices a ...

'' newspaper begins publication. * 1962 - Population: 147,859. * 1967 -

King Abdulaziz University King Abdulaziz University (KAU) ( ar, جامعة الملك عبد العزيز) is a public university in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. With over 117,096 students in 2022, it is the largest university in the country. Located in south Jeddah, the univ ...

established. * 1970 -

Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium ( ar, استاد الأمير عبدالله الفيصل) is a stadium in the port city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The stadium is located in the south east of Jeddah, between King Abdulaziz University and the ind ...

opens. * 1971 - Organization of the Islamic Conference headquartered in city. * 1972 - International Islamic News Agency headquartered in Jeddah. * 1974 - Population: 561,104. * 1975 **

Islamic Development Bank The Islamic Development Bank ( ar, البنك الإسلامي للتنمية, abbreviated as IsDB) is a multilateral development finance institution that is focused on Islamic finance for infrastructure development and located in Jeddah, Saudi ...

headquartered in Jeddah. ** Hajj Research Centre founded at King Abdul Aziz Universit

** ''

Arab News ''Arab News'' is an English-language daily newspaper published in Saudi Arabia. It is published from Riyadh. The target audiences of the paper, which is published in broadsheet format, are businessmen, executives and diplomats. At least as o ...

'' begins publication. * 1976 - ''

Saudi Gazette Saudi Gazette is an English-language daily newspaper launched in 1976 and published in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It is only available online, as the print version was discontinued in 2019. It is the second English-language daily newspaper in Saudi Ar ...

'' begins publication. * 1977 - British International School established. * 1981 -

King Abdulaziz International Airport King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) ( ar, مطار الملك عبدالعزيز الدولي) is an international airport serving Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, also known as "Jeddah International Airport"( ar, مطار جدة الدولي). ...

begins operating. * 1983 - Corniche Road constructed. * 1984 - Dallah Al-Baraka in business. * 1985 -

King Fahd's Fountain King Fahd's Fountain ( ar, نافورة الملك فهد), also known as the Jeddah Fountain, is in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It is the tallest fountain of its type in the world. Overview The fountain was donated to the city of Jeddah by King Fahd, ...

begins operating. * 1987 ** Jufali Mosque, King Saud Mosque, and Al-Mahmal Center built. ** King Abdul Aziz Public Library and Prince Sultan bin Fahd Stadium open. ** Population: 1,312,000. * 1988 - Azizeyah Mosque, Binladen Mosque, and Suleiman Mosque built. * 1990 ** Jeddah Light (lighthouse) constructed. ** Jeddah Historical Preservation Society organized. * 1993 - Arab Radio and Television Network established. * 1998 ** Iqraa TV headquartered in Jeddah. **

Al-Ittihad Jeddah (basketball) Al-Ittihad Jeddah is a basketball club based in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah in Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia that plays in the Saudi Premier League. Achievements *Saudi Premier League champion: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, ...

club formed. * 1999 **

Jeddah Economic Forum Jeddah Economic Forum (JEF) ( ar, منتدى جدة الإقتصادي) is a forum held annually since 1999 during winter in the city of Jeddah, western Saudi Arabia. It has become the region's Middle East strategic think tank focusing on regiona ...

begins. **

Saudi Geological Survey The Saudi Geological Survey (SGS; ar, هيئة المساحة الجيولوجية السعودية) is the national geological survey of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. History and profile The SGS was established as an independent entity attache ...

headquartered in Jeddah.

21st century

* 2003 - Jeddah United women's basketball team formed. * 2005 **

Adel Fakeih Adel Fakeih (born 1 July 1959; Arabic:عادل فقيه) is a Saudi Arabian engineer and the former mayor of Jeddah. He was the minister of labor from August 2010 to April 2015, minister of health between April 2014 and December 2014, and ministe ...

becomes mayor. ** Population: 2,800,000 (estimate). ** Serafi Mega Mall in business. * 2006 ** Jeddah Film Festival begins. ** Jeddah TV Tower built. * 2008 - Mall of Arabia and Red Sea Mall in business. * 2009 - 25 November:

Flood A flood is an overflow of water ( or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Floods are an area of study of the discipline hydrolog ...

. * 2010 ** Hani Mohammad Aburas becomes mayor. ** Population: 3,430,697. * 2011 ** 26 January: Flood. ** King Road Tower built. ** Women to drive demonstrations. * 2012 - Population: 5,112,018. * 2014 -

Air pollution Air pollution is the contamination of air due to the presence of substances in the atmosphere that are harmful to the health of humans and other living beings, or cause damage to the climate or to materials. There are many different type ...

in Jeddah reaches annual mean of 68 PM2.5 and 161

PM10 Particulates – also known as atmospheric aerosol particles, atmospheric particulate matter, particulate matter (PM) or suspended particulate matter (SPM) – are microscopic particles of solid or liquid matter suspended in the air. The ter ...

, much higher than recommended.

References

Bibliography

;Published in 18th-19th centuries * * * * * * ;Published in 20th century * * A. Pesce. ''Jiddah: Portrait of an Arabian City''. London, 1974. * * * * ;Published in 21st century * *

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