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Jiddah

noun
1.
Port city in western Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea; near Mecca.  Synonyms: Jed'dah, Jeddah, Jidda.





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... 1425 Jiddah on the east shore of the Red Sea rapidly displaced Aden as an emporium of the spice trade where the cargoes were transshipped from Indian to Egyptian vessels. Jiddah is the port of entry for Mecca, distant about forty-five miles, and Mecca became a great spice market. See Heyd, ...
— The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 • Various
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... these tales the well is filled in over the intruding "villain" of the piece. Ibn Khaldun (ii. 575) relates a "veritable history" of angels choking up a well; and in Mr. Doughty (ii. 190) a Pasha-governor of Jiddah does the same to ...
— Supplemental Nights, Volume 5 • Richard F. Burton
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Words linked to "Jiddah" :   metropolis, urban center, city, port, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Jidda, Saudi Arabia


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