Seventy camels
In 1319 AH King Abdulaziz entered Riyadh and asked the Al Muammar family of Sadus, then led by Emir Saad bin Muhammad Al Muammar, for help. They sent seventy camels, came to pledge their allegiance, and went on to serve in the founder's armies through the years of unification.
A name full of joy
When King Abdulaziz took the city of Jeddah, with several Al Muammar men in his army, Abdulaziz bin Nasser bin Muammar proposed giving the new quarter its name.
So "Jeddah" in Sadus became a keepsake of a victory far away, and of its sons coming home safe.
A house and a well
Before it was a quarter, the spot was farmland called Al-Muraighah. The first thing Mishari bin Abdulrahman Al-Muammar did there was build a house and dig a well.
In Sadus water always comes first: it is one of the main reasons the town exists and grew.
Jeddah today
The quarter was built in 1344 AH, south-east of the old town, in mud like the other quarters of that period.
Wander among its ruined houses and the palms above them, and picture the quarter in its first days, when its name was still fresh news.
