EDITION VII — SPRING
Mirage & Meridian
TRAVEL DOSSIER // KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA
// JEDDAH  ·  EN

The gateway to Mecca and the oldest port on the Red Sea.

EN  ·  2026-04-19  ·  EDITION VII — SPRING

JEDDAH

Al-Balad — the old town
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Al-Balad — the old town

TYPEUNESCO site — coral architecture FOUNDED7th century LOCATIONJeddah, centre by the sea BEST TIMEOctober – April, after 16:00 STATUSUNESCO
BY THE NUMBERS · 660 historic houses · UNESCO 2014

Houses of porous coral, cut from the Red Sea itself. Instead of cement — lime; instead of windows — rawashin, the carved wooden screen-balconies that admit light but not the gaze. A walk from Bab Jedid to Bab Mecca takes three hours; Friday evening turns al-Zamil Square into a festival market.

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King Fahd Fountain
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King Fahd Fountain

TYPETallest fountain in the world FOUNDED1985 LOCATIONJeddah, Corniche BEST TIMEDaily after sunset STATUSOpen
BY THE NUMBERS · 260 m · 375 km/h jet speed

A jet the height of an 80-storey building, fired from the Red Sea. Salt water; three pumps of 5,000 horsepower each; five hundred floodlights. The best view is from the new Jeddah Corniche, finishing 4.5 km of pedestrian promenade by 2025. Free Saudi Unbound concerts in the evenings.