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Saudi Arabia, Jeddah, May 2021. Roshans in Al Balad. Roshans are the bulky mostly well decorated wooden balconies that gave shade and cool air but also a safe screen for the ladies to look into the streets but not to be seen. Al Balad is The Historic part of Jeddah the harbour city and is on the list of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The architecture of the houses within the old walls are typically of this city, characterised by eg the coral building stones and the significant ‘roshans’, the wooden covered windows.