What Country Was Jeddah In?

Jeddah (Makkah, Saudi Arabia) lies within 8 different states on Chronica Maps' 39 historical border maps. The longest stretch is under Himyarite Kingdom, from 1 BC to AD 499. The earliest state recorded here is Maan (200 BC).

Who ruled Jeddah?

Period (by border map)	Ruled by
500 BC – 201 BC	Unclaimed / no data
200 BC – 2 BC	Maan
1 BC – AD 499	Himyarite Kingdom
AD 500 – AD 599	Unclaimed / no data
AD 600 – AD 799	Hejaz
AD 800 – AD 999	Abbasid Caliphate
1000 – 1299	Fatimid Caliphate
1300 – 1599	Mamluk Sultanate
1600 – 1919	Ottoman Empire
1920 – 1944	Hejaz
1945 – today	Saudi Arabia

Map showing Jeddah in AD 200 — Border map for AD 200. See the world in AD 200.

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Historic cities nearby

Mecca · about 60 km
Medina · about 330 km

Based on approximate historical borders; towns close to a frontier may be assigned to a neighbouring state.

Famous people from the region

Lived	Person
c. AD 570 – AD 632	Muhammad	Prophet of Islam

Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.