Jeddah Islamic Port

Jeddah Islamic Port
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Location
CountrySaudi Arabia
LocationJeddah, Makkah Province
Coordinates21°29′1.8348″N 39°10′24.2646″E / 21.483843000°N 39.173406833°E / 21.483843000; 39.173406833
Details
Opened646 A.D.
Owned bySaudi Ports Authority
Type of harbourTerminal
SizeLarge
No. of berths62 (2023)
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnage130 million
Website
mawani.gov.sa/ports
A general view of the seaport

Jeddah Islamic Port is a Saudi Arabian port, located in Jeddah on the Red Sea, at the middle of an international shipping route between the east and west via the Suez Canal. It is the second-largest and second-busiest port in the Arab world (after the Port of Jebel Ali in Dubai, UAE). The city of Jeddah is the second-largest city in Saudi Arabia (after the capital Riyadh), and is Saudi Arabia's commercial capital.[1]

  1. ^ "The Saudis may be stretching out the hand of peace to their old foes". The Economist. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.