Do you know where it is?Reading

Do you know where it is?

Reading:The Bride of The Red Sea

Before Reading

1. Which cities in the Middle East do you

think have the best quality of life?

2. W hat do you base your opinions on?

Give reasons.

The Globalization and World Cities Research Network,

commonly abbreviated GaWC, is a research group at

Loughborough University in England. They study the

relationships between world cities and classify them into

alpha, beta, and gamma categories according to their

international connectivity based on economic, political,

cultural, and infrastructural characteristics.

Multiple Choice

Jeddah has been named a ...................

• Capital city

• global city

• Light city

Pilgrims

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Multiple Choice

Jeddah is a leading destination for.............students and travellers.

• local

• international

Multiple Choice

Jeddah is the gate way to ..................

• The Holy city of Madina

• The Capital City Riyadh

• The Holy City of Makkah

NCB Tower

These tower the most famous building in jeddah the NCB !120m high it build in 1983,located in old downtown,concept of the design to make sun light apper in all offices in all day light,very complicated design,last thing it made by same designer of impair State in New York city developed by SOM the same developer of Burj Dubai and Al Sharq tower in Dubai.

IDB Tower

The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) is an international Islamic financial institution that was established in 1974, with the aim of fostering the economic development and social progress of member countries and Muslim communities around the world.

Jeddah Tower

Name: Jeddah Tower

The tower was first proposed as Mile High Tower in 2007, then in the later it was given the name of Kingdom Tower. In 2015, the tower was renamed to Jeddah Tower, which taken from the name of the city it is located, as the new name is more likely to improve the identity of Jeddah city. Another reason of the name change is that the former name Kingdom Tower is easily to be confused with Kingdom Center, a supertall skyscraper in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Multiple Choice

One of the city's land marks is................

• King Fahad University

• King Fahad fountain

• King Saud museum

Roundabout

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Multiple Choice

....................family hosted King Abdul Aziz in 1925

• Bayt Shareef

• Bayt Nabeel

• Bayt Naseef

The historic center of Al-Balad

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Coral Reef

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Multiple Choice

Jeddah is............

• The Rose City

• The Bride of the Red Sea

• City of the Goldfish