Jazan Port was inaugurated in 1976 during the reign of King Khalid Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. The port underwent three development phases that included the construction of berths, two levees, and a control tower, along with several service facilities. During the year in which Jazan Port was established, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia faced a challenge due to ports' overcrowding, which called for the establishment of the General Organization of Ports (currently known as the Saudi Ports Authority )...

The first paved road in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is Aqabat al-Kurr (al-Hada Road), which connects Makkah al-Mukarramah City and Taif Governorate . It was constructed in 1925, with a length of twelve km, cutting through Mount al-Hada. The road ends at the summit of al-Hada Center at an elevation exceeding two thousand m above sea level. After King Saud Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud visited al-Hada Center in Taif Governorate in 1955, he issued an order in 1958 to expand the Taif-al-Hada Road. The task...