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Al Kura Destination Guide

Discover Al Kura in Saudi Arabia

Al Kura in the region of Makkah is a town located in Saudi Arabia - some 521 mi or ( 838 km ) South-West of Riyadh , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Al Kura

Local time in Al Kura is now 01:31 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Riyadh " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Jeddah, Dhahban, Burayman, Medina, and Abha. When in this area, you might want to check out Jeddah . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Al Kura ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Kingdome City - Jeddah

3:47 min by zohir256
Views: 215570 Rating: 3.93

Announcement: Kingdom Tower is under construction started on the 1st of January 2012 . Expected completion date is 2019. -------------------------- King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques un ..

جده ابحر jet ski obhor jeddah

1:40 min by nezar1414
Views: 2302 Rating: 5.00

jetski jeddah city ....جده ابحر كنز ابحر عرض جيت سكي ابحر جده كنز ابحر والمارينا طاشكندي تيمون ..


Tiger Team Diving

4:11 min by TigerTeamFilms
Views: 1193 Rating: 5.00

Join Tiger Team Diving on a day boat trip from Jeddah, KSA. ..

free diving trip

4:06 min by hussain abbas
Views: 1043 Rating: 5.00

شكر خاص لــ الكابتن ثامر حابس الكابتن فهد العمري رفيق الدرب راني السيهاتي ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Kingdom Tower

Not to be confused with Kingdom Centre or Mile High Illinois Kingdom Tower, previously known as Mile-High Tower, is a supertall skyscraper proposed for construction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at a preliminary cost of SR4.6 billion (US$1.23 billion). It will be the centerpiece and first phase of a SR75 billion (US$20 billion) proposed development known as Kingdom City that will be located along the Red Sea on the north side of Jeddah.

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Located at 21.73 39.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Jeddah, Proposed skyscrapers, Skyscrapers in Saudi Arabia

King Abdulaziz International Airport

King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) is an aviation facility located 19 km to the north of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Named after King Abdulaziz Al Saud, the airport is Saudi Arabia's busiest and the 2nd busiet in Persian Gulf after Dubai International Airport. KAIA is the third largest airport facility in Saudi Arabia. The airport occupies an area of 15 square kilometers.

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Located at 21.68 39.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces, Airports established in 1981, Airports in Saudi Arabia, Jeddah, USAAF Air Transport Command Airfields - Middle East

Dahaban

Dahban or 'Dahaban' is an ancient village on the coast of Saudi Arabia. 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.

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Located at 21.93 39.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Jeddah, Populated places in Makkah Province

Nigeria Airways Flight 2120

Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 refers to a Douglas DC-8 that crashed at King Abdulaziz International Airport on 11 July 1991, killing all 261 people on board.

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Located at 21.67 39.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: 1991 in Saudi Arabia, Accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-8, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by in-flight fires, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by maintenance errors, Aviation accidents and incidents in 1991, Aviation accidents and incidents in Saudi Arabia, Aviation in Nigeria, Nigeria Airways accidents and incidents

British International School of Jeddah

The British International School of Jeddah (also known as BISJ, Continental 'Conti' School) is an international co-educational school established in 1977 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The Continental School (officially known as the British International School, Jeddah) offers a British-style international curriculum to boys and girls from Pre-school to IB (approximately pre-K to Grade 12) levels. Patronage is offered by some 20 embassies. The medium of instruction is English.

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Located at 21.65 39.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Jeddah, Schools in Saudi Arabia