Historic Jeddah Project

The approval of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO to adopt the historic Jeddah within the World Heritage List comes due to the fact that the position of Jeddah city dates back to the pre-Islamic era as an important place across different civilizations. It saw, at the beginning of the Islamic era, a major turning point when it was taken by Caliph Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) as the port of the Holy City Makkah Al Mukarramah in the year 26 AH / 647 AD, and from that time on, the city of Jeddah gained its historic dimension as one of the most important cities along the Red Sea coast and Gateway of the Two Holy Mosques.​