Jeddah

Jeddah
Jeddah; جدّة Jidda
	Ceety
	Jeddah Skyline
	Banner Coat airms
	Eik-name(s): The Bride o the Red Sea
	Jeddah Location in the Kinrick o Saudi Arabie
	Coordinates: 21°32′36″N 39°10′22″E / 21.54333°N 39.17278°E
Kintra	Saudi Arabie
Province	Makkah (Mecca)
Established	Frae the 6t century BC
Jyned Saudi Arabie	1925
Govrenment
• Ceety Mayor	Hani Abu Ras
• Ceety Govrenor	Mish'al Al-Saud
• Provincial Govrenor	Khalid al Faisal
Area
• Urban	1686 km2 (651 sq mi)
• Metro	3000 km2 (1,000 sq mi)
Elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Population (2012)
• Ceety	5,112,018
• Density	2921/km2 (1826/sq mi)
• Urban	3,855,912
• Metro	5,318,636
	Jeddah Ceety estimate
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EAT)
Postal Code	(5 digits)
Area code(s)	+966-2
Website	Jeddah Municipality

Jeddah (whiles spelled Jiddah or Jedda ; Inglis pronunciation: /ˈdʒɛdə/; Arabic: جدة‎ Jiddah or Jaddah, IPA: [ˈdʒɪddæ, ˈdʒæddæ]) is a Saudi Arabie ceety locatit on the coast o the Reid Sea an is the major urban centre o wastren Saudi Arabie. It is the lairgest ceety in Makkah Province, the lairgest sea port on the Reid Sea, an the seicont lairgest ceety in Saudi Arabie efter the caipital ceety, Riyadh. The population o the ceety currently stands at ower 3.4 million. It is an important commercial hub in Saudi Arabie.

Jeddah is the principal gatewey tae Mecca, Islam's holiest ceety, which able-bodied Muslims are required tae veesit at least ance in thair lifetime. It is an aa a gateway tae Medina, the seicont holiest place in Islam.

Jeddah is the maist cosmopolitan an tolerant o aw Saudi Arabie ceeties, hostin expatriates frae aw ower the warld who hae made Jeddah thair hame. Economically, Jeddah is focussin on further developin caipital investment in scienteefic an ingineerin leadership athin Saudi Arabie, an the Middle East.^[2] Jeddah wis independently ranked 4t in the Africae / Mid-East region in terms o innovation in 2009 in the Innovation Ceeties Index.^[3]

Regionally, Jeddah is a primar resort ceety o the kintra. Jeddah wis namit a seicont-tier beta warld ceety, accordin tae Globalization an Warld Cities Study Group an Network (GaWC).