major projects

Major projects on the drawing board or under way in Saudi Arabia include:

• Six economic sites to provide 1.3 million jobs and facilities for 34.5 million people – US$110 billion
• Princess Noora University with a capacity for 26,000 students – US$13 billion
• 1,000m high skyscraper as part of Jeddah’s Kingdom City – US$10 billion
• 2,881 housing units at Ras Al Zour – US$500 million
• Expansion of Riyadh’s Faisaliah Tower complex to include retail space and ‘six star’ hotel – US$450 million
• Railway system linking Jeddah with Makkah and Medina – US$4.2 billion
• Al Rajhi Tower project in Riyadh to provide offices, retail outlets and ‘seven star’ hotel – US$500 million
• Jabal Omar, Makkah, residential and office towers,commercial center and six ‘five star’ hotels – US$33 billion
• One million sqm resort at Half Moon Bay, Eastern Province, to include villas, apartments and hotel – US$667 million
• World’s biggest residential and hotel complex to accommodate 65,000 people in Makkah, Abraj Al-Bent Towers – US$2 billion.