Jeddah (English spelling)

Japanese: ジェッダ(英語表記)Jedda
Jeddah (English spelling)
An important port city on the western coast of Saudi Arabia. Population 1.8 million (1985). Its correct Arabic name is Judda. It is also called Jidda. It flourished as a gateway for pilgrims to Mecca, about 80 km to the east. Its night view resembles a bride studded with jewels, so it is also known as the "Bride of the Red Sea." The city's origins date back to pre-Islamic times, and it is said that in 646, the third caliph, Uthman, made it a port for pilgrimages to Mecca. From the 10th century onwards, it prospered as a stopover point for East-West trade via the Red Sea, and political leaders in the Hijaz struggled to collect customs duties there.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
サウジアラビア西部沿岸の重要港湾都市。人口180万(1985)。アラビア語で正しくはジュッダJudda。ジッダJiddaともよばれる。東方約80kmの聖地メッカへの巡礼者の出入口として栄えた。夜景が宝石を散りばめた花嫁に似ているというので,〈紅海の花嫁〉の異名をもつ。 町の起源はイスラム以前にさかのぼり,646年には第3代カリフのウスマーンがメッカ巡礼用の港にしたといわれる。10世紀以降は,紅海経由の東西貿易の中継地として繁栄し,ヒジャーズを支配する政治権力者は同地での関税の徴収に腐心した。

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