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The second largest city after Riyadh, it is the main port
of the Kingdom on the Red Sea and main gate through which
most of the pilgrims arrive by air and sea to perform Umrah,
Haj or to visit the two holy mosques. Jeddah is an industrial
and active commercial center, with modern features, squares
and courtyards. It is an important tourism center, with
an eighty kilometer long beautiful corniche on the Red Sea
coast.
Jeddah also comprises the King Abdul Aziz University, King
Abdul Aziz International Airport and Jeddah Islamic Port.
King Fahd Fountain is located inside the Red Sea, near the
coast, is an outstanding feature of the port of Jeddah particularly
during the night when it sends beautiful colored water up
to two hundred and sixty meters.
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