Saudi Arabia is building a $7 billion city on the sand - here's what it will look like
The developments are certainly ambitious.
The project is part of Saudi Arabia's effort to create an economy that focuses less on oil. In October, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced that the government will also start building a $500 billion mega-city, called NEOM.
Source: Business Insider
Residents will be able to travel to Mecca and Jeddah via the Haramain High Speed Railway, a 281-mile train line set to open in early 2018.
Source: Arab News
The Saudi Arabian government claims the development will create 20,000 jobs and provide housing for 150,000 people. They will live in apartment buildings that look like this.
The mall will have luxury cars showrooms, restaurants, cafés, and some American food chains.
The retail space will include a 538,000-square-foot strip mall.
One neighborhood will include 900 villas, which will look like this.
The Knowledge Economic City's four residential neighborhoods will feature parks, playgrounds, gyms, mosques, shops, and swimming pools.
The city's master plan calls for retail, office space, and over 1 million square feet of housing.
The$7 billion development will measure 51.6 million square feet when complete.
Saudi Arabia is building the Knowledge Economic City in Medina, located 60 miles from the Red Sea coast.
Amr Dabbagh, Governor of the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority, announced the project in 2006.
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