King Abdul Aziz Historic Jeddah

The Old City of Jeddah is an urban environment composed of buildings belonging to different historic periods. Apart from the recent post-1947 constructions, the bulk of the traditional urban fabric, with its dense pattern of relatively tall houses, dates mainly from the 19th century, even though it is likely that at least the foundations of many houses might be older (though probably almost no residential building pre-dates the beginning of the Ottoman period in the 16th century).

The strategic option to pursue World Heritage Status for The Old City of Jeddah offers new opportunities for the establishment of such a complex plan, placing locally conceived plans within a larger national strategy of cultural and tourist opening of the Kingdom to the world.