Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - Jeddah (also spelled Jedda, Jiddah, Jidda, or Juddah; ???? Giddah), a Saudi Arabian city located on the coast of the Red Sea (21.50° N 39.1667° E), is the major urban center in western Saudi Arabia, the largest in the Western Province, and the second largest city in Saudi Arabia after the capital city Riyadh. The population of the city currently stands at over 3.4 million. It is considered as the commercial capital of Saudi Arabia and the wealthiest city in the Middle East and western Asia. Jeddah is the principal gateway to Mecca, the holiest city of Islam, which able-bodied Muslims are required to visit at least once in a lifetime. Residents of Jeddah are called Jeddans . Jeddah has 23 of sister cities, which are selected based on economic, cultural and political criteria.

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Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - Jeddah (also spelled Jedda, Jiddah, Jidda, or Juddah; ???? Giddah), a Saudi Arabian city located on the coast of the Red Sea (21.50° N 39.1667° E), is the major urban center in western Saudi Arabia, the largest in the Western Province, and the second largest city in Saudi Arabia after the capital city Riyadh. The population of the city currently stands at over 3.4 million. It is considered as the commercial capital of Saudi Arabia and the wealthiest city in the Middle East and western Asia. Jeddah is the principal gateway to Mecca, the holiest city of Islam, which able-bodied Muslims are required to visit at least once in a lifetime. Residents of Jeddah are called Jeddans . Jeddah has 23 of sister cities, which are selected based on economic, cultural and political criteria.