Historic Jeddah Festival
StatusActive
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s)Old town of Jeddah
CountrySaudi Arabia
ActivityCultural

The Historic Jeddah Festival is an annual festival held in the Al Balad district of Jeddah, western Saudi Arabia, and usually coincides with the month of Ramadan.[1][2][3][4] The festival celebrates the culture and heritage of Jeddah.[5][6]

Activities

The activities and events in the Historic Jeddah Festival mainly focus on daily life in old Jeddah during the past decades. The area where the festival is held includes historical buildings and mosques as well as historic open squares, like Al-Mazloom, Al-Sham, Al-Yemen, and Al-Bahr Haras.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Historic Jeddah Festival". www.sauditourism.sa. Archived from the original on 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
  2. ^ "Historic Jeddah festivals celebrate its history and heritage". scth.gov.sa. Archived from the original on 2019-06-02. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
  3. ^ ^ Hamed Almuhrzi; Hafidh Alriyami; Noel Scott (15 June 2017). Tourism in the Arab World: An Industry Perspective. Channel View Publications. pp. 72–. ISBN 978-1-84541-616-4.
  4. ^ "Half a million visit Jeddah festival". Arab News. 2016-01-16. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
  5. ^ Abudawood, Rawan (2017-03-31). "Historic Jeddah Festival is back with 65 extraordinary activities". Saudigazette. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
  6. ^ ^ Oxford Business Group (22 September 2015). The Report: Saudi Arabia 2015. Oxford Business Group. pp. 142–. ISBN 978-1-910068-39-7.
  7. ^ "Atareek festival: Devoted to Jeddah's history as the gateway to Makkah". Arab News. 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2019-06-02.


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