About This Blog, and About Me: Susie of Arabia
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, is KSA's 2nd largest city and is located on its west coast, right on the Red Sea. I moved here in 2007 with my Saudi hubby. This journal reflects the things that I see here, life through my eyes, my lens.
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Tag Archives: villas
Jeddah Typical Villa
Here is another typical villa in Jeddah – large residence and tall walls surrounding it. from Blogger http://susieofarabia.blogspot.com/2020/07/jeddah-typical-villa.html
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Tagged Architecture, Buildings, families, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, villas, walls
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Jeddah Villa Unusual Design
Family villas in Jeddah are usually quite large to accommodate large families, plus household help like maids and drivers. All villas that I have ever seen here are surrounded by high walls to afford privacy for the women of the … Continue reading
Combined Architectural Elements
This villa has quite a variety of different architectural design elements and finishes. There is so much to look at! I’m not sure I quite understand the unusual angled white overhang in front, and the use of so many different … Continue reading
Inside the Villa Walls
All private villas here in Jeddah have tall walls surrounding them, so it is rare to get a glimpse of what exactly is behind those walls. Oftentimes only the home’s roof is visible from the outside. This villa has a … Continue reading
Bike Rider
Bikes are a popular mode of transportation for many foreign male workers here in Jeddah – females are not allowed to ride bicycles in public because too much of the female form (her behind) would be visible and prove too … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Buildings, Clothing, Culture, Life, Middle East, Photo, Saudi Arabia
Tagged Architecture, dress, Jeddah, labor, living, transportation, villas, women, workers
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Behind the Villa Gates
Posted in Buildings, Life, Middle East, Photo, Saudi Arabia
Tagged home, Jeddah, lifestyle, villas
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Privacy
Individual homes here in Arabia, called villas, are usually quite large and generally have a solid 8-10 feet tall wall around the perimeter of the property. The home takes up most of the space inside the walls. There is likely … Continue reading
Posted in Buildings, Culture, Middle East, Photo, Saudi Arabia, Tradition
Tagged Jeddah, living, privacy, villas
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Welcome to Our Home
Arabic writing above the front door of a Jeddah villa, loosely interpreted says “Whatever God wills, he shall put blessings into it.”
Posted in Buildings, Culture, Hospitality, Middle East, Photo, Religion, Saudi Arabia
Tagged Arabic, home, Islam, Jeddah, villas
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Next Door Neighbor
It is not unusual to see lovely villas here in Jeddah with rubble filled lots right next door. The rubble remains until the owner of the lot develops it, when he clears the rubble, only to transfer it all … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Buildings, Culture, Life, Middle East, Photo, Saudi Arabia
Tagged home, Jeddah, living, rubble, villas
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