Saudi Arabia visit #33 | The Balad part 1| Jeddah Old

Al-Balad (Historic Jeddah) was founded in the 7th century AD when Caliph Othman ibn Affan turned Jeddah into the official port for Makkah, Established in the 7th century (around 647 AD) by Caliph Uthman ibn Affan. Undergoing extensive multi-million dollar preservation projects supervised by the Ministry of Culture and the Jeddah Historic District Program Al-Balad was traditionally divided into four main residential and commercial quarters: [1] Harat al-Sham (The Levant) Harat al-Yemen Harat al-Mazloum Harat al-Bahr (The Sea) https://share.google/VjaWgrlfExJLcpAXD