People attend a concert during the Balad Beast music festival in Jeddah's oldest neighbourhood, known as Al-Balad on January 18, 2024. Beyond events such as Balad Beast, the 2.5-square-kilometre (nearly one square mile) area is being transformed by an influx of cafes, museums, performance spaces and workshops for artists and craftspeople. Jeddah residents acknowledge some anxiety about the changes in a neighbourhood strongly associated with the annual hajj pilgrimage and traditional Ramadan markets. (Photo by AFP)