Historical Jeddah Program seeks to restore the sea to the historic port of Al Bant as a point of arrival for pilgrims and Umrah to Mecca. The Historic Jeddah Program seeks to restore the sea to the historic port of Bint as the arrival point for pilgrims to Mecca, and to establish the Red Sea Museum as part of the program's efforts to restore the importance of the port for its historical value and its fundamental impact on Jeddah, its people and its culture.
The phase includes the construction of the Red Sea Museum. The phase includes building an integrated environment with natural elements, including 5 kilometers of waterfronts, developing the necessary infrastructure and equipment, and creating a sustainable environment surrounding the waterfront, which represents a key pillar within the master plan to revitalize the area and rehabilitate it to be an important economic tributary and an attractive business destination. The program also looks forward through the development work to enable cultural and creative projects, making the historic Jeddah area a global tourist destination, in line with the pillars of Vision 2030.
With the development work, the program aspires to enable cultural and creative projects, making the historic Jeddah area a global tourist destination, in order to achieve the pillars of Vision 2030. <In the second phase of the project, the program will dredge 350,000 cubic meters of the lagoon bottom and install a water aeration system to improve water movement and quality, environmental sustainability, and create a healthy environment for marine life, The program will also reshape the equivalent of one million cubic meters of the lagoon, along with the construction of a 972-meter-long pier and 490-meter-long sea walls, and provide infrastructure equipment, in preparation for the establishment of a marina dedicated to large yachts and recreational activities, and the establishment of future water taxi stations, linking historic Jeddah to the Abahar Sea, the Corniche, and other landmarks along the Red Sea coast.
The current phase includes the construction of a 4.4 km-long seawalk, suspended on 1,313 square meters of trusses and designed with specifications that allow pedestrians, cyclists and families to spend enjoyable leisure time in the southern area that enhances the visitor experience and makes the area an interactive point and an attractive tourist destination.
In the context of the project, it was revealed that the project will include the construction of a 4.4 km-long seawalk, suspended on trusses, with an area of 1,313 square meters. In the same context, the Historic Jeddah Program revealed the main achievements of the preparatory phase of the first phase of the project, which included excavating an area equivalent to 185 thousand square meters, more than 12 thousand linear meters of infrastructure, removing more than 200 thousand square meters of roads, leveling 300 thousand square meters, and removing many buildings, including the SAPTCO bus station, the pedestrian bridge, and many parking lots, in addition to moving and restoring the ship model.
Historic Jeddah Program revealed the main achievements of the preparatory phase achieved within the first phase of the project, which included digging an area equivalent to 185 thousand square meters, more than 12 thousand linear meters of infrastructure The Historic Jeddah Project program aims to preserve the cultural and architectural heritage of the region, restore cohesion to its urban fabric, develop its livelihood to be an attractive center for business and cultural projects and a destination for entrepreneurs, improve the visitor experience, and introduce the region's heritage and cultural attractions and distinctive tourism experiences, thus contributing to making it a global cultural and tourism destination.
Historic Jeddah Project program aims to preserve the cultural and architectural heritage of the region, restore the cohesion of its urban fabric, and develop its living space to be an attractive center for business and cultural projects and a destination for entrepreneurs.
