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Jidda

American  
[jid-duh] / ˈdʒɪd də /

noun

  1. the seaport of Mecca, in W Saudi Arabia, on the Red Sea.


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"I stood in waist-deep water, crying," Ms Jidda said as she recounted the life-changing moment water rushed into her compound, before it overwhelmed her house.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2025

Mohamed al-Saygh, a 28-year-old coffee-shop owner, flew with friends to Saturday’s match from the coastal Saudi city of Jidda.

From Washington Post Nov. 26, 2022

Ibrahim Habadi, a 42-year-old airport ground support equipment manager from Jidda, showed a video of the moment Saudi Arabia finally defeated Argentina.

From Washington Post Nov. 26, 2022

President Biden met with the Saudi royal family in Jidda on Friday, after having said he would marginalize the oil-rich kingdom.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2022

Jidda behold, and Aden's parch'd domain Girt by Arzira's rock, where never rain Yet fell from heav'n; where never from the dale The crystal riv'let murmur'd to the vale.

From The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem by Camões, Luís de

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