More than a thousand years old, Jeddah’s Al-Balad neighborhood is a UNESCO World Heritage site and, as the historic gateway to Mecca, has been pulling in visitors for centuries.

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The historic Old Town in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia is called Al-Balad, which literally translates as “The Town.” This historic center of the country’s second-largest city is not only the home to ...

Al-Balad is the historical area of Jeddah, the second largest city of Saudi Arabia. Balad can literally be translated as “The Town”. It was founded in the 7th century and historically served as the ...

Welcome to Cinema Al Balad Jeddah. Running until Sunday June 15, the cinema takes after Al-Jumjum Cinema, the first open-air cinema […] advertisement. Whatsonsaudiarabia.com.

For now Al Balad FC is keen to be a collaborator with Jeddah’s existing clubs and Sanchez Vara has already forged good relationships with all of them, playing friendlies and creating connections ...

In Al-Balad, the historic center of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the chirping of sparrows mingles with the call to prayer from the 800-year-old minaret of the Al-Shafi'i mosque, as it has for centuries.

In 2021, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud announced plans to transform the Al Balad area in Jeddah into an urban space for commercial and cultural activities. The PIF established ...