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located on the coast of the Red Sea and is the major
urban center of western Saudi Arabia. It is the
largest city in Makkah Province, the largest sea port
on the Red Sea, and the second largest city in Saudi
Arabia after the capital city, Riyadh. With a
population currently at 3.2 million, Jeddah is an
important commercial hub in Saudi Arabia.
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Jeddah is the principal gateway to Mecca, Islam's
holiest city, which able-bodied Muslims are
required to visit at least once in their lifetime. It
is also a gateway to Medina, the second holiest
place in Islam.
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Jeddah is focusing on further developing capital
investment in scientific and engineering
leadership within Saudi Arabia, and the Middle
East. Jeddah was independently ranked 4th in
the Africa / Mid-East region in terms of
innovation in 2009
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Jeddah is one of Saudi Arabia's primary resort
cities and was named a Gamma world city
by the Globalization and World Cities Study
Group and Network (GaWC).
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Jeddah has been well known for its legendary
money changers. The largest of said money
changers at the time (the late Sheikh Salem Bin
Mahfouz) eventually founded Saudi Arabia's first
bank, the National Commercial Bank (NCB). Other
notable trading families that have greatly
impacted Saudi Arabia include the Ba-eshen,
Bajubair, Bajammal, Bakhashab, Bakhashwain, Ali-
Reda, Bin Zagr, Bin Mahfouz,Abdulfatah,
Balubaid, and Kamel families, respectively.
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Climate
Jeddah features an arid climate under Koppen's climate
classification. Unlike other Saudi Arabian cities, Jeddah
retains its warm temperature in winter, which can range
from 15 °C (59 °F) at midnight to 25 °C (77 °F) in the
afternoon. Summer temperatures are very hot, often
breaking the 40 °C (104 °F) mark in the afternoon and
dropping to 30 °C (86 °F) in the evening. Rainfall in Jeddah
is generally sparse, and usually occurs in small amounts in
December.
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There have also been several notable incidents of hail. Heavy
thunderstorms are common in winter. The thunderstorm of
December 2008 was the largest in recent memory, with rain
reaching around 3 inches (7.6 cm).In November 2009, there
was a flood causing many cars to crash and many people to
die.The king Abdullah then announced a 100,000 SR to the
victims. The lowest temperature ever recorded in Jeddah was 3
°C (37 °F) in the winter of 1995. The highest temperature ever
recorded in Jeddah was 52.0 °C (125.6 °F) on June 22, 2010.
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ALBAIK
I find it hard to believe that a restaurant like Albaik is yet to be mentioned on this
ingenious website. Then again, who doesn’t know Albaik? The fact that the
place is so popular that it needs no mentioning might have been the reason..
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TOKI
is a member of the Leylaty Group of restaurants, this alone
raises ones expectations. From the outside you would be
forgiven to think the building was just another part of
Leylaty’s Wedding Hall. There really isn’t a lot that..
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Wakame
Jeddah already has a thriving sushi culture with restaurants like
Osaka, Sushi Yoshi, Benihana and Tempura all now well
established. Even Danube now sell it. So its not surprising to
