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The main stadium, capacity 62,240, is mainly used for soccer. It's the home ground of Al-Ahli and Al-Ittihad, both playing in Pro League the top tier. In 2027 it hosts matches in the AFC Asian Cup Finals.
The King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, currently known as Alinma Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is a multi-purpose stadium located approximately 30 kilometres north of downtown Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Serving as the principal venue of King Abdullah Sports City, it presently has the largest seating capacity of any stadium in Saudi Arabia, although it is expected to be surpassed by King Fahd Sports City Stadium in Riyadh following the completion of its ongoing renovations.
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Fakieh Poultry Farms
The park boasts of having the largest double looped roller coaster in the Asian continent. Operational since 2004, the roller coaster at the Theme Park is 34 m high and caters to more than 700 visitors per hour. The two storey entertainment building at the centre of the Park features an ice skating rink and a theme area, a roller skating rink and the Amazon Ride with a jungle theme, complete with life-size figures of animals, light and sound effects. The Amazon Ride is spread over an area of 1800 m² with a lagoon and 15-m-high waterfall. Seven restaurants, party rooms and a games arcade are housed in the entertainment building. The party rooms can be reserved by the public for birthday parties and private gatherings at reasonable rates. The park also has a European village theme area, a Far East village area and a large number of retail outlets for souvenirs and soft toys for the children. The complex has a separate building for car parking which can accommodate 300 cars plus an additional open air parking facility which has an additional capacity of 300 cars.
Small but high quality Islamic art museum with a good audio guide. Located at the top of a shopping mall. Entry gets you access to four other small exhibitions on the same floor of the mall.
At the heart of the old city, coral houses line both sides of this busy market street. A photography permit is theoretically necessary (inquire at the office behind Naseef house), but in practice nobody seems to bat an eyelid as long as you don't stick your camera in people's faces without permission.
An Ottoman qishla (fort) built in the 1800s.