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Jiddah (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 21 30 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 21.5000 decimal degrees |
Long: 039 10 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 39.1667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on the Red Sea; developed along important medieval Arab trade routes; prospered as port of entry for pilgrims to Mecca since 17th cen.; ruled by Turks before 1916; captured by Ibn Saud in 1925; today is a thriving port & commercial center. |
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Jiddah (preferred,C,V)
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Jeddah (C,V,English-P)
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Jidda (C,V)
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Jedda (C,V)
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Djedda (C,O)
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Dschidda (C,O)
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Gedda (C,O)
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Judda (C,O)
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ג'דה (C,U,Hebrew )
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Shih-ta (H,O)
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............ | early Chinese |
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Hierarchical Position: |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Jiddah (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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center of trade from medieval times, further developed in 17th cen. |
city (C) |
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commercial center (C) |
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port (C) |
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