06.19.08
Posted in All About Saudi, FYI, Family Oriented Fun, Kidz, Photos, Tourism tagged The Nassif House Jeddah, Historical Sites Jeddah, Historical Square Jeddah at 9:59 pm by Desert Diaries
The Nassif House
The Nassif House was built in the 1870s for the Nassif family, one of Jeddah’s oldest and most respected merchant clans. It was home to 100 members of the family and their staff. The building has four floors at the front, seven at the back and until the 1970s it was the tallest building in Jeddah.
King ‘Abdul ‘Azeez requisitioned the house in 1925 while his palace was being constructed – hence the name of its location, King ‘Abdul Historical Square. The King and his army were welcomed here by the people of Jeddah September 23rd 1924.
Note the tree in front of the house – until 1920 this was the only one in Jeddah (but now one of 10 million).
In 1964 the government bought the house and converted it into a museum, now housing an interesting cultural and heritage exhibition.
The Nassif House
Saturday - Thursday
Hours: 9AM - 1PM
Admission: Free.
Location: Al Alawi St.
Source: The Virtual Tourist
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05.31.08
Posted in Cheap Getaways, Family Oriented Fun, Photos tagged cheap getaways in Jeddah at 6:31 pm by Desert Diaries
As salaamu ‘alaikum. There are many private pool houses in and around Jeddah. Some are cheap….others are more expensive. This particular one runs just under 400 SAR per night. It’s like a home away from home. It was rather clean which made overlooking a few flaws easy. It has everything you need to be relatively comfortable, just bring towels, eating utensils, toilet paper, and related essentials. There’s a masjid nearby, small shops and a few eateries. I’ll give details about our stay another time In Shaa Allaah. Here are a few photos…enjoy!
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03.31.08
Posted in Photos tagged travel images saudi arabia at 2:42 am by Desert Diaries
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03.23.08
Posted in All About Saudi, Photos tagged Photos of Saudi Arabia at 10:51 pm by Desert Diaries
As salaamu ‘alaikum,
Haneefah
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03.19.08
Posted in Photos tagged Bedouin Clothing at 2:27 pm by Desert Diaries
As salaamu ‘alaikum. Alhamdulillaah I was given permission (see below) to share these photos with you. Enjoy.
Thanks for the information. It is fine by us to use the photos but you must know that they belong to Moggi. All the information is on the mansoojat.org website for copyright. You have an interesting site.
All the best,
Nadia
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03.12.08
Posted in Hotels, Photos, Tourism tagged Hotels in Jeddah Saudi Arabia, Travel Info Jeddah at 3:12 pm by Desert Diaries
As salaamu ‘alaikum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh. Here are some gorgeous pictures of hotels in Jeddah. I did not view all pics (there’s soooo many), so view at your own discretion In Shaa Allaah. Some photos will have their own slideshow links right below them: Beautiful Hotel Photos - Jeddah
Yahoo Travel has reviews, and Q/A if you’d like to ask questions about Jeddah before coming. Regular local residents seem to be the ones replying.
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03.07.08
Posted in All About Saudi, Photos tagged Photos of Saudi Arabia at 11:42 am by Desert Diaries
As salaamu ‘alaikum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh. I came across a fairly intriguing web site about Saudi Arabia. There’s a host of photos taken by an American non-Muslim woman named Jane (some photos were donated to her site).
Jane said: “Saudi Arabia has always been shrouded in mystery and when people discover I lived in Saudi Arabia for 8 years they usually have many questions to ask me. This site was created to answer some of those questions. I have filled these pages with information, pictures, experiences and trivia I found interesting.”
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12.31.07
Posted in Photos tagged beach photos, coriniche jeddah KSA, jeddah red sea, photos of fun time family center at 4:04 pm by Desert Diaries
As salaamu ‘alaikum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh. After the Friday prayer last week, my family and I went for a drive along the Coriniche. My husband spotted an A & W restaurant, so we decided to get some food to go. To our surprise, A & W is just an eatery inside a big family center called “Fun Times.” No one was there but a few workers, so we went in to eat. I snapped a few pictures for you. I was not expecting to see all of this…..
After we ate, we took a quick stroll around the place for a few more photos, then left before the crowd started to come. In Shaa Allaah I’ll share more photos soon.
Please ignore the “make your own with music videos,” and the “join my fans list” messages. These are from Slide dot com - not me.
Haneefah
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