The Greek presence in Saudi Arabia predates the formation of both the Greek and Saudi states. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Kingdom of Hejaz (1916 to 1925 was a state in the Hejaz region ruled by the Hashemite family It is mainly concentrated in the Hejaz region, bordering the Red Sea and centered around the city of Jeddah. al-Hejaz (also Hijaz, Hedjaz; الحجاز al-Ḥiǧāz, literally "the barrier" is a region in the west of present-day Saudi Arabia The Red Sea is a Salt water Inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. Jeddah (also spelled Jiddah, Jidda, or Jedda; جدّة Ǧiddah) is a Saudi Arabian city located on the coast of the In addition to the old immigrant community there have been new arrivals in the 20th century,drawn by employment prospects in the regions successfull oil industry.
Many Greeks and Italians have been living in Jeddah City, the main port of Hejaz on the Red Sea (Western modern Saudi Arabia). The Greeks ( Greek: Έλληνες) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi A famous merchant in the beginning of the 20th century was Aquily Yenni Christos (AKA. Khawaja Yenni). Yenni had a famous grocery store at Qabil Avenue (the main commercial street in the early decades of 1900s) . Yenni lived and died in Jeddah. His daughter was born in Jeddah as well, she married the son of an Italian-Jew merchant, Marco, who had a neighboring store in Souq Al-Qasbah/Old Jeddah for selling fabrics and textiles [1]
Yenni is a much respected character in the Jeddawi memory. A novel by Mohammed sadiq Diab, is soon to be published narrating the story of his biography in Jeddah. It will carry the name of (Khawaja Yenni) .
References
- Malamih Al-haya Al-Ijtimaa'iya Fe Al-Hejaz Fe Al-Qarn Al-rabie' Ashar Lil-Hijra. by Mohammed Ali Maghrabi.
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Jeddah (also spelled Jiddah, Jidda, or Jedda; جدّة Ǧiddah) is a Saudi Arabian city located on the coast of the The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi The Greek diaspora (ελληνική διασπορά elliniki diaspora) is a term used to refer to the communities of Greek people living outside of the traditionalDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic