Jeddah Islamic Port | |
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Location | |
Country | Saudi Arabia |
Location | Jeddah, Makkah Province |
Coordinates | 21°29′1.8348″N 39°10′24.2646″E / 21.483843000°N 39.173406833°E |
Details | |
Opened | 646 A.D. |
Owned by | Saudi Ports Authority |
Type of harbour | Terminal |
Size | Large |
No. of berths | 62 (2023) |
Statistics | |
Annual cargo tonnage | 130 million |
Website mawani |
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]