#WALK-A-TOUR: Visiting and roaming around the Old Town, Al Balad District, Jeddah Saudi Arabia.
Also known as Historic Jeddah is situated on the eastern shore of the Red Sea. From the 7th century AD, it was established as a major port for Indian Ocean trade routes, channeling goods to Mecca. It was also the gateway for Muslim pilgrims to Mecca who arrived by sea. These twin roles saw the city develop into a thriving multicultural center, characterized by a distinctive architectural tradition, including tower houses built in the late 19th century by the city’s mercantile elites, and combining Red Sea coastal coral building traditions with influences and crafts from along the trade routes.
Historic Jeddah is a great reflection of the Red sea architectural tradition, a construction style once typical to cities on both coasts of the Red sea, of which only scant vestiges are preserved outside the kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the nominated property. The style is characterized by the imposing tower houses decorated by large wooden Roshan built in the late 19th century by the city`s mercantile elites and lower coral stone houses, mosques, ribat-s, and suqs, and small public squares that together compose a vibrant space.
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