Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: base, base of operations(noun) installation from which a military force initiates operations. the attack wiped out our forward bases. foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure(noun) lowest support of a structure.
Location of Jeddah on a map. Jeddah is a city found in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. It is located 21.54 latitude and 39.20 longitude and it is situated at elevation 21 meters above sea level. Jeddah has a population of 2,867,446 making it the biggest city in Makkah. It operates on the AST time zone.
  Mecca, also Makkah (ancient Macoraba), is a city in western Saudi Arabia, located in Al Hijâº (Hejaz) Province, near Jiddah. Mecca is the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad, founder of Islam, and the most sacred of the Muslim holy cities.