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Jeddah is the largest city in Mecca Province, the second-largest city in Saudi Arabia after Riyadh, and the country's main commercial center. It is in the Hejaz region on the Red Sea coast. The city's metropolitan area is coterminous with Jeddah Governorate. Its prominence grew in 647 CE when the Caliph Uthman of the Rashidun Caliphate designated it as the main port serving travelers to Mecca.

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Image from Euronews: Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia postponed to December over regional securityEuronews

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Asian Cup postponement in Saudi Arabia

The AFC has moved the Asian Cup 2027 in Saudi Arabia from a January start to December, citing exceptional regional circumstances, and will submit the new dates to FIFA…

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