Jeddah

Historic Jeddah, as the details of windows, balconies, stonework and ornaments give each historic building its individual character (Böhm et al., 2007). Indeed, the historic district of Jedda has a long history that goes back to since 3000 years ago. This historic destorct includes several heritage buildings “around 600”. These heritage monument have been constructed since 350 years ago, alongside unique architectural characteristic from different Islamic cultures (Telmesani et al., 2009). Nasif Historical House or “in Arbic Bayt Nasif” is one of the most important building in the historic district which has been chose to be a case…

Jeddah soon will become one of the best cities in the world such as Paris, London and other. Jeddah is a large city in the west of the Saudi Arabia located on the Shore of Red Sea. Jeddah was suffering from some of the problems that affected the aesthetic of the city, the government has decided to start the development of some of the city problems. After that, Jeddah had developed by special experts, they had developed many things such as the development of public facilities, development of…

In Sickness and in Health One aspect that many people read travel narratives for is the danger, the risk to the protagonist 's life as they travel through unknown lands. In a travel narrative, especially one written in an early part of human history, the chance of injury or illness is all too great. But what interests an audience is not just the thrill of how close the protagonist comes to death, but how the protagonist handles their suffering. This essay will compare Ibn Ibn Battuta and…

4. CONCLUSION Public spaces are an essential part of cities urban life. They continuously reflect the combination of cities' cultural, values, history in urban contexts. Repetitive behavior setting in Jeddah city is almost typical along the Corniche, it forms a unique social configuration that required to be applied in urban spaces' design as a characterized image and specific identity. 4.1 Results The measurement process of Jeddah Corniche spatial system resulted in the following: - Sensing…

As I was being escorted down a highway in Jeddah to go meet my dad at work I came across a flag no eye could miss. A symbol reminiscent to the pride in the American flag. It was the flag of the country I was visiting during last spring break, Saudi Arabia. I had not been used to the timezone for four long years, however this kept me awake. It was almost as if the 588 foot tall flag was saying “peace be upon you”, a traditional saudi greeting as it waved right below the golden sun. I was even…

you suddenly hear a tap on your window, you turn around to find a man reaching his hand asking you for money trying to gain your sympathy with a few sad words. You then feel like you’re in a dilemma; should you give him money or should you not. This is a situation that many people in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia go through every day. According to Arab news, the anti-begging office in Jeddah arrested 11,000 beggars in 2012. Many campaigns regarding street beggars have been launched to stop people from…

malls to transport to work locations. This could be explained by the lack of parking spaces in the downtown area, which could show the buses as the best option. Buses are more likely to flourish in transportation to schools as schools. According to Blacombe (2004), buses take children from 11 to 16 from home to school by 23 percent, which is more than the private car to 19 percent and that is 1999-2001. Relate what has been reviewed so far in the city of Jeddah, the choice of city center of…

Questions of Violence” Nelida Fuccaro writes “Writing about violence with an awareness of its embeddedness in a specific historical place purges it of the priomordialist and primitive aura that has surrounded it—an aura that has long tarnished our understanding of the Middle East” . Fuccaro argues that violence is not innate to a region. This assumption has tainted people’s perception of the modern Middle East. Through the book Violence and the City in the Modern Middle East, Fuccaro attempts…

he became a warlord at the Egyptian army during the fifties. My grandfather, Zakaria Omran contributed in the 56's war, 67's war and 73's war, in other words, he felt the defeat but he never accepted it until he contributed to feel the victory. The first breath for me started in 1994 in El Marwa hospital in El Muhndseen district, as the youngest member of my family, I learnt more about life during my first years on this earth. I studied in Egypt until I became 12 years old at Victoria El…

they are vegetarians they don’t eat seafood. However, seafood is very healthy for our bodies. There are many benefits of eating seafood especially fish. One of the best restaurants of seafood is that Red Lobster. Red Lobster is considering as one of the uniqueness restaurant in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Red Lobster has many choices of seafood and has a great service. When a customer goes to Red Lobster, the customer will find one or two servers at the front of the door. All of the servers of Red…