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“Abraq Al-Raghama” Historic Site Lines Stages of Struggle to Unite Kingdom

 Abraq Al-Raghama” is one of the archaeological sites in the east of Jeddah, and a historical symbol of the unification of the Kingdom at the hands of King Abdulaziz Al Saud.

The site gained its fame and historical inventory after it was lodged on its territory with King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud and his men to enter Jeddah in the month of Jumada Al-Har in 1344 corresponding to 25 December 1952.

اليوم الوطني / " أبرق الرغامة" .. محطة في مسيرة توحيد المملكة

The site of “Abraq Al-Raghama” represents a historical chapter from the epic of unification led by King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud, may he rest in peace. He succeeded in transforming it from a barren area into an urban oasis that now hosts residential neighborhoods and development projects. Before the unification of the Kingdom, it served as a passageway for trade caravans coming to the Hijaz region.

Abruq Ar Rughamah Jeddah ❤ ‏ابرق... - The Jeddah Times | Facebook

The features of the nation’s great renaissance began to take shape from its east to its west, and from its north to its south, making Jeddah the gateway to the Two Holy Mosques, where visitors to the Sacred House of God arrive, and a tourist destination for lovers of the Red Sea. Before the unification of the Kingdom, the Abrug Al-Raghama area was a barren and desolate land, but today it has become part of the city of Jeddah, with urban development extending to it, and it now hosts cultural and commercial centers as well as government institutions.

عام / الملك عبدالعزيز يحوّل "أبرق الرغامة" من منطقة جرداء إلى منطقة حضرية / إضافة أولى

The linguistic meaning of the site’s name consists of two parts. The first is “Abraq,” which refers to “Al-Barqaa,” a place with mixed stones, and “Al-Barqa” is land, stones, and soil, predominantly white. The second part, “Al-Raghama,” refers to the natural characteristics of the land at the site and to the distances that cross the sandy lands of the Hijaz.

 

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