Jeddah The Pride Of Red Sea: Saudia Arabia Jeddah is a city in the Hijaz Tihamah region (refers to Red Sea coastal plain of Arabia from the Gulf of Aqaba to the Bab el Mandeb Strait) and is the major urban center of western Saudi Arabia. It is the largest city in Makkah Province, the largest sea port on the Red Sea, and the second-largest city in Saudi Arabia trailing the capital city, Riyadh. With a population of about 4 million people (as of 2014), Jeddah is an consistent commercial foundation in Saudi Arabia. Jeddah is a well known of Saudi Arabia's primary resort cities and was quoted a Gamma world city by the Globalization and World Cities Study Group (a think tank that studies the relationships between world cities in the framework of globalization. It is based in the geography department of Loughborough University in England) . Given the city's close proximity to the Red Sea, fishing and seafood dominates the food culture unlike distinct parts of the country. The
