10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JIDDAH»
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In many ways, Jiddah is the most cosmopolitan city in Saudi Arabia. For centuries
, the port was the gateway to the Arabian Peninsula, and before the 1980s, the
city was home to Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry and all the foreign embassies ...
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
D <^0.7033 t 0.0003 ' ^0 7026 + 0.0019 EXPLANATION O Granitic gneiss of
Jiddah Airport (Iocs. 29-31) O Granodiorite gneiss of Wadi Bagarah (Iocs. 23-28)
0.2 _L_ 0.4 0.6 "Rb/"Sr 0 8 1 0 Figure 18. — Total-rock Rb-Sr isochron diagram of
...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1980
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U.S. Geological Survey professional paper
Geologic map of the southern part of the Arabian Shield in the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia. Modified from Gr wood and others (1974). Rb-Sr GEOCHRONOLOGY,
PLATE-TECTONIC EVOLUTION, SOUTHERN ARABIAN SHIELD 2V\— Jiddah ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1980
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Kingmakers: The Invention of the Modern Middle East
What did concern the British Government was the safety of Europeans trapped in
Arabia, especially as Ibn Saud's forces besieged Jiddah. Some fifty thousand
civilians were crowded into Arabia's second oldest city, a seaport favored by fair ...
Shareen Blair Brysac, Karl E. Meyer, 2009
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Sailing Directions - Enroute
Jabal Hadda, about 18 miles E of Jiddah, is a double peak with a saddle
between them. It is generally the highest and most conspicuous of the nearer
mountains to be seen, as the higher range behind Makkah is seldom visible.
Jabal al Moya ...
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, 2007
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Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
The landmarks by which the position of Jiddah can be identified, before the town
is visible, are not easily distinguished. The mountains backing the plain E of the
town are so rugged and uneven that the peaks are difficult to identify. They are ...
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Animal Re-introductions: The Arabian Oryx in Oman
The Jiddah is a distinct unit (Fig. 4.2) on both geomorphological and vegetational
criteria. The same parallels occur in its three main subdivisions. The largest zone
is the central Jiddah, bounded to the east by a 100 m escarpment, dropping to ...
Mark R. Stanley Price, 1989
Jiddah (also spelled Jidda or Jeddah) is a city and major port in central Hejaz
region in western Saudi Arabia. It lies along the Red Sea west of Mecca. The
principal importance of Jiddah in history is that it constituted the port of Mecca
and was ...
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Who's Who in the Arab World 2007-2008
MASSOUD (Zuhair Mohammad, Sheikh), Saudi former Deputy Minister of
Transportation and Director General of Jiddah Islamic Port. Born in 27/04/1952 in
Jiddah, Saudi Arabia. Son of H.E. Sheikh Mohammad I. Massoud, former Minister
of ...
Publitec Publications, 2007
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Encyclopedia of Islamic Civilization and Religion
JIDDAH. Also spelt Djudda, Jidda, Jeddah, Judda, once a modest Red Sea port
on the Tihama plain of Makka Province (mintaqa), in central al-Hijaz, and now
one of Saudi Arabia's most important cosmopolitan metropolises, located on
trade ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JIDDAH»
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Jiddah is used in the context of the following news items.
Iran's nuclear deal puts Saudis on edge
... that Saudi Arabia will not feel pushed to fight indirectly wherever Iranian influence is,” said Abdulaziz al-Sager, the Jiddah-based head of the ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
Anger and arrests follow lynching of Bangladeshi teen
Another suspect was arrested in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, where he flew a day after the murder, Bangladesh Foreign Ministry senior information ... «Al Jazeera America, Jul 15»
Buhari Is Not a Demi-God
By Salman Mohammed Jiddah. "Our lust for heroes and gods illustrates a fable; it is not of latent strength but disintegration, it reveals the ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
African-Palestinian community's deep roots in liberation struggle
Ali Jiddah speaks with a tour group in the Old City of Jerusalem in March 2014. Ryan Rodrick Beiler. In early June the African Community Club ... «The Electronic Intifada, Jul 15»
Delegation including Houthi rebels arrives for Yemen talks
Speaking at an emergency session on Yemen at the headquarters of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Hadi ... «StarNewsOnline.com, Jun 15»
Washington Post: A mockery of human rights
In Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation held a meeting last week to discuss "full and effective implementation" of a ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Jun 15»
A mockery of human rights in Saudi Arabia and Azerbaijan
In Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation held a meeting last week to discuss “full and effective implementation” of a ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
Saudi Supreme Court upholds verdict against liberal blogger
After an appeal, a criminal court in Jiddah last year stiffened the punishment to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes. He also was banned from ... «The Times of Israel, Jun 15»
'Wrong' jobs can spell disaster for men?
Arab News - In this Dec. 26, 2007 file photo, a Saudi man smokes a waterpipe as a woman walks on the boardwalk in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia. «Yahoo! Maktoob News, May 15»
Saudi Arabia's £67bn King Abdullah Economic City to be finished by …
Located around 60 miles north of Saudi Arabia's current commercial hub, Jiddah - and built entirely on previously unoccupied desert land - it'll ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
