Dahaban
Encyclopedia
Dahban or 'Dahaban' is an ancient village on the coast of Saudi Arabia
(Red Sea
). It is in Makkah Province, a few kilometers north of Jeddah
. For a long time it has been a fishing center until Durrat Al-Arus
opened in 1996 which made it also a tourism
village. Dahaban lies on the main highway running along the west coast of Saudi Arabia between Jeddah and Rabigh.
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
(Red Sea
Red Sea
The Red Sea is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden. In the north, there is the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Gulf of Suez...
). It is in Makkah Province, a few kilometers north of Jeddah
Jeddah
Jeddah, Jiddah, Jidda, or Jedda is a city located on the coast of the Red Sea 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 after the capital city, Riyadh. The...
. For a long time it has been a fishing center until Durrat Al-Arus
Durrat Al-Arus
Durrat Al-Arus is an integrated tourist village built in 1996 around 40 kilometers north of Jeddah center in the very old village "Dahaban", which is now a part of the Jeddah city...
opened in 1996 which made it also a tourism
Tourism
Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...
village. Dahaban lies on the main highway running along the west coast of Saudi Arabia between Jeddah and Rabigh.
See also
in Dahaban around 3000 family most of them are Jedani's- Durrat Al-ArusDurrat Al-ArusDurrat Al-Arus is an integrated tourist village built in 1996 around 40 kilometers north of Jeddah center in the very old village "Dahaban", which is now a part of the Jeddah city...
- JeddahJeddahJeddah, Jiddah, Jidda, or Jedda is a city located on the coast of the Red Sea 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 after the capital city, Riyadh. The...