Пещера Um Jersan

 Saudi Arabia / Madinah

Location ID: #999-17179

Umm Jersan Cave is the longest lava tube system in the middle east. 

It is located in Harrat lava field, 130 km north of Madinah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 

This cave consists of three lava tube passages separated by two collapses and measures 1481.2 m in length with a typical passage height of 8-12m and maximum passage width of 45m. 

Sediment covering the cave floor was measured on the average 1.17m deep. Nearest airport: 

Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz International Airport, Madina (Around 180km away from Um Jersan Cave).

 Nearest town: Al Khaybar (Around 53 KM away from Um Jersan Cave)

Пещерата Umm Jersan е най-дългата система от лавови тръби в Близкия изток. Намира се в полето лава Харат, на 130 км северно от Медина в Кралство Саудитска Арабия. Тази пещера се състои от три прохода от лавови тръби, разделени от два колапса и е с дължина 1481,2 m с типична височина на прохода 8-12m и максимална ширина на прохода 45m. Утайката, покриваща дъното на пещерата, беше измерена на средна дълбочина 1,17 м. Най-близко летище: Международно летище „Принц Мохамед бин Абдулазиз“, Мадина (на около 180 км от пещерата Ум Йерсан). Най-близкият град: Al Khaybar (около 53 км от пещерата Um Jersan).

Ain Al-Qusiya or Ain Farag

 Ain Al-Qusiya or Ain Farag

It is located in the Al-Mazloum neighborhood in the Hawar of Beit Obaid Qandil. 

It is an old bazan built by Sultan Qanswa Al-Ghouri in 915 AH / 1493 AD. Water sources used to come from Wadi Qus, east of Jeddah. 

The flow of Al-Ain continued until the 11th century AH/17 AD. 

Its depth is 8 m, its area is 12.8 m, and it has a staircase to go down. The eye broke down and was repaired several times, then it broke down again in the 13th century AH / 19 AD, so the merchant Farah Yosr collected donations from merchants to repair it and the spring ran again in 1279 AH / 1848 AD, so it was known by his name, then it disappeared. 

And the administration of the historical area, under the supervision of Engineer Sami Saleh Nawar, and with the help of the old residents of the area, including Uncle Muhammad Hassan al-Habib, and Uncle Hassan Mohawl (may God have mercy on them), searched for its location. 

Today, it is one of the historical landmarks of the city of Jeddah.

Fanar Jeddah" Lighthouse of Jeddah, " Bayt Al-Rubban"

 - The House is located in the north of Lake Forty in Downtown. It is one of the Beautiful Old Houses of Jeddah in the District of Western Baghdadia, specifically behind Al-Azhar Hotel

- This House called " Fanar Jeddah" Lighthouse of Jeddah, " Bayt Al-Rubban" The house of Sea captain and "Bayt Amir Al-Bahr" The house of the commander of the sea. Also, This building was rumors abounded it by the foreigners and others as a Church
It was said that this House is just a lighthouse to guide ships to reach Jeddah
Seaport and this was from the days of the old Ottoman Empire.
- Also it was said that this house where used in the past by the British Sailors and Europeans who had their ships dock port of Jeddah - Before Saudi Era. and was located outside the city of Jeddah at the time

Says historian who specializes in the historic city of Jeddah, Mohammed Darwish -
Raqqam : This house constructed by Sheikh Mohammed Ali Abdu Altulm
a native of Jeddah- Which the foundations of the house on the architectural style is
a kind of strange.
This was confirmed by the journalist and writer Mohammad Sadiq Diab one - trustworthy specialists on Jeddah History ,that this building is the house of Mr. Mohammed Ali Abdu and he lease it to foreigner Marquezi and it It was not a church
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the largest dome without columns in Jeddah.

 Tonight was opened on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 the largest dome without columns in Jeddah. Super Dome Hall:

It was established in 2020 and is located on Madinah Road, north of King Abdulaziz Airport, near Al Jawhara Sports Stadium (King Abdullah Sports City).

It is considered the largest dome in the world without columns, 46 m in length and 210 m in diameter, on an area of ​​34,000 Sqr Mr. to be larger than the record holder Tokyo Dome in Japan, which has a diameter of 206 m.

The Jeddah Super Dome hall contains a huge hall to receive events, exhibitions and visitors.

It is the second hall after (Jeddah Dome) which was established in 1978, in Palestine street, where exhibitions and art galleries were held.

Al-Batterjee House

 Al-Batterjee House is located in the Al-Sham district in the historical area (Al-Balad) in Old Jeddah.

 Its construction dates back to the year 1277 H/ 1860.

 It was built by Sheikh Omar Bajibir who lived there for 50 years.

 Then ownership of the house transferred to Sheikh Ibrahim Hassan Batterjee in 1437H/ 1909.

 The house consists of 3 floors.

 Bait Al-Batterjee was the first headquarters for the American embassy in the Kingdom to carry out its political tasks.

 In 1942 The American mission to the Kingdom in Jeddah began as a commission. 

The Diplomatic relations began and the mission became an embassy in 1949. 

The embassy was moved in 1952 from Downtown to Al-Hamra distrect at Palestine Street. 

Later on became the US Consulate General after the embassy moved to the capital, Riyadh in 1984.

 On September 22, 2019, the consulate moved to its current new headquarters in North Jeddah in the Al-Basateen distrec near the American School

Al-Batterjee House се намира в квартал Ал-Шам в историческия район (Ал-Балад) в Стария Джеда.

Строителството му датира от 1277 г. Х / 1860. г.

Построен е от Шейх Омар Баджибир, който е живял там 50 години.

След това собствеността на къщата прехвърлена на шейх Ибрахим Хасан Батерджий през 1437 H / 1909.

Къщата се състои от 3 етажа.

Bait Al-Batterjee е първият щаб за американското посолство в Кралството, което изпълнява политическите си задачи.

През 1942 г. Американската мисия в Кралството в Джеда започва като комисия. Дипломатическите отношения започват и мисията става посолство през 1949. г.

Посолството е преместено през 1952 г. от Даунтаун в Ал-Хамра дистрикт на улица Палестина. По-късно става генералното консулство на САЩ, след като посолството се премества в столицата, Рияд през 1984. г.

На 22 септември 2019 г. консулството се премества в настоящия си нов щаб в Северен Джеда в Ал-Басатейн дистрик близо до американския Училище