Astronaut Thomas Pesquet captured from ISS Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Jeddah is a city in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia and the country’s commercial center. Established in the 6th century BC as a fishing village, Jeddah’s prominence grew in 647 when the Caliph Osman made it a major port for Indian Ocean trade routes, channelling goods to Mecca, and to serve Muslim travelers for Islamic pilgrimage. Since those times, Jeddah has served as the gateway for millions of pilgrims who have arrived in Saudi Arabia, traditionally by sea and recently by air. Jeddah is the principal gateway to Mecca, the holiest city in Islam, 65km to the east. Economically, Jeddah is focusing on further developing capital investment in scientific and engineering leadership within Saudi Arabia, and the Middle East.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Thomas Pesquet’s Tweet
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