The following are the top ten civil construction projects in Saudi Arabia under construction or in design, according to the database of Proleads (www.projectsandleads.com).

1. King Abdullah Economic City - $93 billion

Construction is underway by Emaar Economic City Company of a city along the Red Sea between Jeddah and Rabigh including a seaport, and industrial, financial, resorts, residential and educational zones.

2. Prince Abdulaziz Bin Mousaed Economic City - $53 billion

Work is underway at Hail on a city to include a logistics centre, airport, an agricultural and entertainment zones, a mining city, a petrochemical zone, a business centre, an educational zone and a residential area. The project is expected to be completed by 2025.

3. Jizan Economic City - $30 billion

Construction has begun on this city in southern Saudi Arabia close to the Yemen border and will include a port, aluminium smelter, steel and copper processing, an oil refinery, fish processing and other industries; a business district, residential areas, marina, education and hospitality facilities.

4. Jeddah Project Mile High Tower - $10 billion

The Kingdom Holding Company is designing a 1600 metre skyscraper to form part of the Jeddah project, north of the city.

5. Shamieh Project – $9.3 billion

This Makkah project is in design to include residential apartments, commercial centres, hotels, schools, mosques, hospitals and related facilities, car parks and transport corridors to carry pilgrims. The development is located north of the Haram mosque in Makkah.

6. Medina Knowledge Economic City $7 billion

This project is under construction for Taiba Technological and Economic Information Centre, an interactive museum on Prophet Mohammed’s (PBUH) life, a centre for studies of Islamic civilisation and a centre for medical studies, biosciences and integrated medical services. It includes hotels and housing accommodating 200,000 people.

7. Al Zahira City $4 billion

Design for this development on Palestine Road east Jeddah includes 20,000 housing units and 150,000 square metres of surrounding gardens.

8. Jabal Omar $3.3 billion

This Makkah project is in design for 39 buildings including residential towers, offices tower, commercial centre and five-star hotels. The project will have 4,500 shops, 3,000 showrooms. The residential area is planned for 34,500 people, open prayer space for 85,000 worshipers and prayer places in each tower with a capacity of more of the 200,000 thousand worshipers.

9. Injaz  $3 billion

This mixed use Dammam project is being designed on 3.3 million square metres of land on the Arabian Gulf.

10. Riyadh Marriland Leisure Park $3 billion

This project is in design to include an animal world, equestrian centre, family entertainment, a scientific and historical museum, an ecological resort, golf course, retail park, a high tech park, a nature reserve, hunting zone, exhibition centre, diplomat area, a man made lagoon, hotels and media village.

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