Thanks to His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Saudi Vision 2030, which aims to put the country on the tourism map, the kingdom is home to some of the region’s most impressive developments and Saudi Arabian megaprojects are creating blockbuster headlines.
Saudi Arabia is the James Cameron of megaprojects, as Middle East ambition meets blockbuster scale. If you want proof of how grand these plans are, these are not called megaprojects but gigaprojects. So we’re not just looking at millionaire-dollar developments, but billionaire-dollar ones.
it's not just NEOM and related projects but a whole host of other ambitious developments such as:
Al Widyan
Dubbed a city within a city, Al Widyan is located north of Riyadh. It covers seven million square metres and will be divided into 12 districts. Aiming to be the cool, cosmopolitan part of the capital, it will encompass entertainment, education, and leisure facilities, plus 20,000 new homes. Best of all, more than half of the development will be home to a park—we’re talking wadis and walkways.
Aseer Development Project
Announced in 2021, the Aseer Development Project is one of the most recent Saudi Arabian megaprojects. Aseer is best known for its glorious mountains. Plus, it is home to historical sights including Rijal Almaa village, Jaresh archaeological site, and the Heritage House in Al Namas. Plus, in the summer, it hosts the Abha Summer Festival.
King Abdullah Financial District
King Abdullah Financial District, aka KAFD, is one of the Saudi Arabian megaprojects currently underway in Riyadh. The 1.6 million-square-meter regeneration project will create homes, work spaces, and entertainment spaces. When completed, it will be able to accommodate 50,000 residents.
Konoz Box of Treasures
The Saudi capital is set to grow once more, with Abdullah Al-Othaim Investment Company revealing plans for an entertainment complex in Riyadh. The name “Konoz” translates to “box of treasures,” with a range of precious gemstones serving as a source of inspiration for the development’s visual and architectural elements across its various zones.
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