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:''this article is about the historical area in Jeddah; for other uses, see Balad (disambiguation).'' Al-Balad is the historical area of Jeddah, the second largest city of Saudi Arabia. Balad can literally be translated as "The City."〔Dahir, Mubarak. "(4 hours in Jeddah: Mubarak Dahir discovers Jeddah's intriguing historic neighborhoods and souks time to rwhile finding elax by the city's main attraction, the Red Sea. )" ''Business Traveler''. 1 August 2004. Retrieved on 25 August 2009.〕 Balad is the historic center of the City of Jeddah.〔Baker, Razan. "(Tales of Old Jeddah )." ''Arab News''. Thursday 25 January 2007 (06 Muharram 1428). Retrieved on 25 August 2009.〕 Al-Balad was founded in the 7th century and historically served as the centre of Jeddah.〔Bradley 14.〕 Al-Balad's defensive walls were torn down in the 1940s. In the 1970s and 1980s, when Jeddah began to become wealthier due to the oil boom, many Jeddawis moved north, away from Al-Balad,〔Bradley 15.〕 as it reminded them of less prosperous times.〔Bradley 16.〕 Al-Balad had insufficient parking space for large cars. Its stores did not sell expensive designer clothing. Poor immigrants moved in place of the Saudi population.〔 The municipality of Jeddah began historical preservation efforts in the 1970s. In 1991 the Municipality of Jeddah founded the Jeddah Historical Preservation Society to preserve the historical architecture and culture of Al-Balad. In 2002 $4 million United States dollars were earmarked for the preservation society.〔In 2009 Al-Balad was nominated by Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities to be listed in UNESCO's World Heritage site and it was accepted on 2014.〔http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1361/documents/〕 In order to preserve the old structures within the Balad, the Historical Area Preservation Department was established in 1990, hoping also to help promoting cultural tourism in the country. Many Jeddawis have moved away from Al-Balad by 2007; the streets of Balad were still packed with people during the month of Ramadan.〔 Around that year the Jeddah Urban Development Company was formed to restore Al-Balad.〔Fakkar, Galal. "(Company Formed to Restore Jeddah’s Historical Old City )." ''Arab News''. Thursday 11 January 2007 (21 Dhul Hijjah 1427). Retrieved on 25 August 2009.〕 ==Gallery== Image:Naseef_House.jpg|Naseef House, Jeddah Image:Ruins_in_Al_Balad.JPG|Ruins in Al Balad, Jeddah Image:Traditional_house_in_Al_Balad.JPG|Traditional house in Al Balad, Jeddah 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Al-Balad, Jeddah」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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