{"id":82234,"date":"2025-08-18T12:43:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T09:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amlak.net.sa\/?p=82234"},"modified":"2025-11-25T20:00:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T20:00:11","slug":"%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d8%a8%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%a8-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ae%d8%b4%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%ac%d8%af%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d8%a7%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%ae%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%b4%d9%88%d8%a7%d9%87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amlak.net.sa\/en\/82234\/","title":{"rendered":"Wooden doors in historic Jeddah. Silent witnesses to the past"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>embodied <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amlak.net.sa\/en\/76027\/\">Doors<\/a> <\/strong>The antique wooden structures that dot Jeddah's historic alleys and lanes are a symbol of authentic Hijazi architecture, as they are both functional and decorative elements that have retained their aesthetics over hundreds of years, becoming a symbol of the Hijazi<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amlak.net.sa\/en\/16935\/\"> Urban identity<\/a><\/strong> that qualified the area for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List.<\/p>\n<p>These are made <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amlak.net.sa\/en\/16935\/\">Doors<\/a> <\/strong>Made of teak and walnut wood imported from India and East Africa, known for its durability and ability to resist the elements, it is then reinforced with large iron nails and decorated with arabesque motifs and delicate geometric and botanical patterns that reveal the creativity of local craftsmen in Jeddah, who have developed this craft generation after generation.<\/p>\n<p>Wooden doors carry multiple architectural functions, most notably protecting homes from the summer heat, providing ventilation through delicate decorative openings, as well as being an aesthetic facade, and some doors have double layers; a large outer layer for visitors, and a small one known as \u201cdoor peach\u201d, which facilitates entry and exit without the need to open the main door.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amlak.net.sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Capture-19.png\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-82236\" src=\"https:\/\/amlak.net.sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Capture-19.png\" width=\"488\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As part of the efforts to preserve historic Jeddah as part of the Kingdom's Vision 2030, dozens of historic wooden doors were meticulously restored by specialized craftsmen, using the same original wood, while documenting and preserving the inscriptions and decorations, to remain a witness to the stages of development of Hijazi society and its methods of coexistence with the environment.<\/p>\n<p>The wooden doors in historic Jeddah remain silent witnesses to the fragrant past, carrying among their inscriptions tales of trade and sea voyages, and emphasizing that architecture is not only walls, but a living memory that preserves the identity of the place and the spirit of its people.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">Minute<\/span><\/span>\u062a\u064f\u062c\u0633\u0651\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0628\u0648\u0627\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0634\u0628\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u062a\u064a\u0642\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u062a\u0634\u0631\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0623\u0632\u0642\u0629 \u0648\u062d\u0627\u0631\u0627\u062a \u062c\u062f\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0627\u0631\u064a\u062e\u064a\u0629\u060c \u0645\u0644\u0627\u0645\u062d \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0645\u0627\u0631\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u062c\u0627\u0632\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0635\u064a\u0644\u0629\u060c \u0628\u0627\u0639\u062a\u0628\u0627\u0631\u0647\u0627 \u0639\u0646\u0627\u0635\u0631 \u0648\u0638\u064a\u0641\u064a\u0629 \u0648\u0632\u062e\u0631\u0641\u064a\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0622\u0646\u064d \u0648\u0627\u062d\u062f\u060c \u0627\u062d\u062a\u0641\u0638\u062a \u0628\u062c\u0645\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0627\u062a\u0647\u0627 \u0639\u0628\u0631 \u0645\u0626\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0646\u064a\u0646\u060c \u0644\u062a\u063a\u062f\u0648 \u0631\u0645\u0632\u064b\u0627 \u0645\u0646 \u0631\u0645\u0648\u0632 \u0627\u0644\u0647\u0648\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0645\u0631\u0627\u0646\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u064a \u0623\u0647\u0644\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u0637\u0642\u0629 \u0644\u0625\u062f\u0631\u0627\u062c\u0647\u0627 \u0641\u064a \u0642\u0627\u0626\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0631\u0627\u062b \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0644\u0645\u064a \u0644\u0644\u064a\u0648\u0646\u0633\u0643\u0648. \u0648\u062a\u064f\u0635\u0646\u0639 \u0647\u0630\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0628\u0648\u0627\u0628 \u0645\u0646 \u062e\u0634\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0627\u062c \u0648\u0627\u0644\u062c\u0648\u0632 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u062a\u0648\u0631\u062f \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0647\u0646\u062f \u0648\u0634\u0631\u0642 \u0623\u0641\u0631\u064a\u0642\u064a\u0627\u060c \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0639\u0631\u0648\u0641 \u0628\u0645\u062a\u0627\u0646\u062a\u0647 &#8230; <a title=\"Wooden doors in historic Jeddah. 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