Historic Jeddah Festival Explained

Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Location:	Old town of Jeddah
Country:	Saudi Arabia
Activity:	Cultural

The Historic Jeddah Festival is an annual festival held in the Al Balad district of Jeddah, western Saudi Arabia, and usually coincides with the month of Ramadan.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} The festival celebrates the culture and heritage of Jeddah.^{[5] [6]}

Activities

The activities and events in the Historic Jeddah Festival mainly focus on daily life in old Jeddah during the past decades. The area where the festival is held includes historical buildings and mosques as well as historic open squares, like Al-Mazloom, Al-Sham, Al-Yemen, and Al-Bahr Haras.^[7]

See also

• Al-Balad, Jeddah

Notes and References

1. Web site: Historic Jeddah Festival. www.sauditourism.sa. en-us. 2019-06-02. 2019-04-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20190424051846/https://www.sauditourism.sa/en/ExploreKSA/Events/Pages/HistoricalJeddahFestival.aspx. dead.
2. Web site: Historic Jeddah festivals celebrate its history and heritage. scth.gov.sa. 2019-06-02. 2019-06-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20190602224415/https://scth.gov.sa/en/mediaCenter/News/GeneralNews/Pages/z-g-1-4-4-17.aspx. dead.
3. ^ Hamed Almuhrzi; Hafidh Alriyami; Noel Scott (15 June 2017). Tourism in the Arab World: An Industry Perspective. Channel View Publications. pp. 72–. .
4. Web site: Half a million visit Jeddah festival. 2016-01-16. Arab News. en. 2019-08-07.
5. Web site: Historic Jeddah Festival is back with 65 extraordinary activities. Abudawood. Rawan. 2017-03-31. Saudigazette. English. 2019-06-02.
6. ^ Oxford Business Group (22 September 2015). The Report: Saudi Arabia 2015. Oxford Business Group. pp. 142–. .
7. Web site: Atareek festival: Devoted to Jeddah's history as the gateway to Makkah. 2017-04-07. . en. 2019-06-02.