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Jeddah (English: / ˈ dʒ ɛ d ə / JED-ə), alternatively transliterated as Jedda, Jiddah or Jidda (/ ˈ dʒ ɪ d ə / JID-ə; Arabic: جِدَّة , romanized: Jidda, Hejazi Arabic pronunciation: [ˈ(d)ʒɪd.da]), is a port city in Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia, located along the Red Sea coast in the Hejaz region. Jeddah is the commercial ...
Sep 18, 2024 · Jeddah is a c city and major port in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia. Lying to the west of Mecca, its principal importance historically was as a Red Sea port for Islam’s holiest city, thus serving as a landing point for many Muslim pilgrims and foreign diplomats.
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- Cairo – The Victorious. Al Qahirah (Cairo in Arabic). While it literally means “The Subduer”, it is also often translated to “The Victorious.” Also, it is said to take it’s name after Mars (Al Najm Al Qahir in Arabic) which is said to have been rising on the day Cairo was founded in 972 CE.
- Amman – Once known as Philadelphia. Amman derives it’s name from 13th century BC when the Ammonites named it “Rabbath Ammon”. Rabbath means the “King’s Quarters.”
- Beirut – The daughter of Adonis & Aphrodite. There are many versions to the story of why Beirut got it’s name. One of them is that the name Beirut derives from the Canaanite-Phoenician be’erot (“wells”) which refers to the underground water table that is still used today by the locals.
- Aleppo – Of white soil and marble. During the Crusades (religious wars sanctioned by the Latin Church between 11th and 16th centuries) the name “Alep” was used.
'Jaddah': this word means "grandmother" in Arab which could be linked to the belief that Hawa'a or 'Eve'-mother of all humans landed there from heaven and is buried in the city. There is a cemetery in the city known as 'Maqbarat Ummana Hawa'a' ('Cemetery of Our Mother Eve').
Translation for 'Jeddah' in the free English-Arabic dictionary and many other Arabic translations.
Dec 14, 2023 · The more common account is that the name of Jeddah is derived from the Arabic word ‘Jeddah’, meaning ‘grandmother.’ According to Eastern folk belief, the Tomb of Eve, regarded as the grandmother of humanity, is situated in this beautiful city.
Jeddah (also spelled Jedda, Jiddah, Jidda, or Juddah; جدّة Ǧiddah) is a Saudi Arabian city. It is on the coast of the Red Sea (21.50° N 39.1667° E). It is the major urban center in western Saudi Arabia.
