Fountain beside hotel

King Fahds Fountain in Jeddah is the tallest fountain in the world, with water achieving a maximum height of 312m. Each of the three pumps deliver 625 litres of water per second, and the water is propelled at a speed of 375 km/h.

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August 20th 2009
The air steward walked doen the Isle handing out Immigration cards, in large bold print beside a skull it reads "Death to Drug Traffickers". We stepped into the terminal building where hundreds of toweled pilgrims were waiting. They had arrived to visit the holy city of Mecca and perform Umrah. Air France looses my bag for two days..... great start ... read more

Middle East » Saudi Arabia » Jeddah

In 1902, ABD AL-AZIZ bin Abd al-Rahman Al Saud captured Riyadh and set out on a 30-year campaign to unify the Arabian Peninsula. A son of ABD AL-AZIZ rules the country today, and the country's Basic Law stipulates that the throne shall remain in the ... ... read more

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