JIZAN


Jizan Economic City

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Jizan University
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RABIGH

King Abdullah Economic City
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MADINA

New Towers at Haram Central Area

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Salam Mall
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Madinah Knowledge City


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MECCA

Le Meriden Towers
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Jabal Khandama
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Abraj Albait
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Jabal Omar Project
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Shamiyah Development Project
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Abrar Tower
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Haram Tower
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Haram Tower 2
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Mashair Tower
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Ajyad Tower
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Ajyad Hospital
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Mutlaq Tower
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Maad Palace Hotel
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AlSafa Tower
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Aziziyah hotel
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Saudia Tower
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Other Towers In Mecca
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Jamarat Bridge
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RIYADH

Riyadh Technology Park
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Ghadir Project
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Faisal University
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Anoud Tower
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Anoud Tower 2
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AlWassil Tower
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Bait Towers
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Centria Mall
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Rajhi Tower
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Jawharat Al Mamlakah
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Meridian Hotel
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B&D Tower
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Olaya Center
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Riyadh Business Park
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King Abdullah Financial District
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Benaa City
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Panorama Mall
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Durrat Arriyadh
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Riyadh Train
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JEDDAH

Nakheel Project
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Jawharat Mall and Towers
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OIC Headqurater
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Jeddah Riviera Center
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Diar Al Bahr Tower
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Masarat Tower
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Farsi Towers
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Lamar Towers
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SREDCO Tower
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Lina Towers (Golden Twin Towers)
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Dream Tower
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PME Tower
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Huda Tower
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Huda Plaza
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Red Sea Mall
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Jeddah Airport
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Jeddah Raceway
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KHOBAR

Hokait Tower
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Ma'alam Tower
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Qahtani Tower
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Movenpick Hotel
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Sofitel Hotel
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Al Khobar Complex Center
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Qafari Tower
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Suwaikat Tower
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Unamed Tower
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City Fanar
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Dorrat Al Khoba
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Grand Mall
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Rashid Mall Expanssion
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Jarir Plaza
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TAIF

Taif Heart Tower
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Taif Tourism City
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HAIL

Hail Economic City
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Hail University
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Dammam

Rajhi Towers
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okay I'm done..
Let me know if anything is missing..

WOW ! Amazing

thanks Riyadhi

Riyadhi you forget

Jizan University

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What about

New Jeddah International Airport

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and

Khobar

Al Khobar Complex Center

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I think the new airport is just an expansion of the old one, right? I think Hijazzay will have the right answer!

طيب السؤال موجه للعزيز حجازي

هل تصميم المطار و توسعته الذي خرج من سنوات هل هذا تصميم للمطار القديم كما هو واضح ؟

أيضاً المطار الجديد كما هو في نفس موقع ارض المطار الحالي ... هل سيكون مطارين مطار قديم و توسعة .. و مطار جديد كما تناولته وسائل الأعلام أنه مطار جديد في نفس أرض المطار الحالي ؟

good done Riyadhi i sent to you my post

other thing some of these project has thread ..i hope if you make the name (link) to theard

lol Mr. Grosso,

Am I the aviation expert here :D ?

It's very simple. They're building a new terminal complex at the existing airport.

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Riyadhi,

Good work. You should put this on the international forums.
Small thing though, some of the projects you listed are in fact old. Corniche Gardens, Corniche Plaza and Farsi Plaza all have been around for years.

Thanks guys..
Anything else?

I'll post it in the Highrise News and Developments forum whenever we'r done editing here.

I think we are done here.
I have added few more projects and posted the thread at the Highrise News and Developments forum.

I will later add the website and the thread link to those projects as Saudi Guy suggested..


thanks

Riyad's projects are so stunning. I'm afraid that Riyad will become more attractive & modern than Jeddah.

^^ already Riyad modern than Jeddah 100 times:lol:

Are all these projects approved? How many are under construction? Or when will they begin construction?

Thanks.

wow, it is realy something

good pics thx

great

awesome.

thank you so much..................

list updated.
please help with missing projects and images.

I REALLY LOVE THIS TOWER, IT'S REALLY MODERN.
IS IT UNDERCONSTRUCTION YET ?

Rajhi Tower
http://www.asharqalawsat.com/2006/08/05/images/realestate.376440.jpg

^^ you can find more info here
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=351119

listed updated

new tower already completed in macca al azezyah distrect 25F
Sharif Com Center
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does anyone have any info about jarir mega mall in dhahran?

Yemeni Guy...

Don't you live in the area?

Last time I was there was over christmas, and it seemed excavation was well underway. I know they have an IKEA department store planned and I heard it was suppose to be completed sometime towards the end of this year or the start of next!

Maybe you should pass by sometime at snap a couple of photo!

Oh yeah, I really hope they expand that intersection beside the Lexus dealers, because there is going to be now way in hell that it will be able to service the traffic volumes that will be generated by two shopping malls right next to each other and the entrance of a new residential area...

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The center is an important civilization feature in the middle of Dhahran, an engineering picture drawn by the fingers of the company artists, and an architectural masterpiece in the heart of the city.



The center is characterized with its distinguished easily accessed location near the most populated areas of the city. It offers the visitors a plenty of shopping and services alternatives in addition to allocating entertainment spots to families and kids with charming and pleasing atmospheres. It is also marked by a marvelous design that conveys how much effort was exerted to supply all the modern conveniences people look for.

City : Dhahran

Land area : 174,000 م 2

Rental area : 66,509 م 2

Parking : 2500 cars

Shops : 153 shops


Components of the project :

• Excellent entertainment spots

• Modern restaurant complex

• IKEA Showroom

• Jarir Bookstore

• Hypermarket

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http://www.alhabibinv.com/english/projects.asp

^^ is it worth a thread?

^^nop i didnt seen any thread for it ,good for Dhahran:)

thanks riyadhi

Riyadhi, I'll be in Saudi Arabia during August for a couple of days, if I get the chance to snap a couple of photos of the project, maybe we can start a thread, otherwise at this point, I don't think we should open one, just because I highly doubt anyone in Khobar right now is gonna bother taking a minute of their time to take a photo!

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^^great tower and remind me somehow ABRAJ AL ABRAR also in makkah!!!

This week's issue of Science reported on this new Saudi university.

http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/316/5830/1409a

News of the Week
SAUDI ARABIA:
Graduate University Launched With $10 Billion Endowment
Jeffrey Mervis

Saudi Arabia is using some of its vast oil wealth to create what it
hopes will be a world-class graduate research institution.

The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), which
is scheduled to open in the fall of 2009, will have a $10 billion
endowment--the sixth largest in the world. Although the university
won't open for more than 2 years, officials said this week that they
will prime the pump by awarding some 500 undergraduate scholarships
this year and next to students around the world, with the
understanding that the recipients will form KAUST's inaugural classes.
They are also launching a $100-million-a-year global research
partnership program to fund work by scientists who agree to become
affiliated with the new university.

"We realized that we cannot wait until when we open, in September
2009, to begin our research program," says Nadhmi Al-Nasr, KAUST's
interim president. "We also wanted to find researchers working on
things that have the potential to benefit Saudi Arabia."

The university is the brainchild of the country's current ruler. It's
being built from scratch on a tract along the Red Sea, some 80 km
north of Jeddah. The project, which includes constructing a
surrounding city of 15,000, was given to Saudi Aramco, the
government-owned oil giant, and is being overseen by the Minister of
Petroleum and Mineral Resources. But once completed, the university
will be financially and administratively independent of the Saudi
government, says Al-Nasr, who's on leave from his post as vice
president for engineering at Saudi Aramco.

"KAUST will have its own governing board of trustees as well as its
own endowment," he explains. Government officials also decided to
place it outside the purview of the ministry of higher education. "The
kingdom is in the midst of reassessing its entire system of higher
education," Al-Nasr explains. "So it would not make sense to try to
build KAUST within the existing bureaucracy."

The university will be organized around multidisciplinary research
institutes. The initial ones will encompass energy and the
environment, biosciences and engineering, materials science and
engineering, and applied mathematics and computational science.
Accordingly, the first round of global partnerships will lure faculty
members by tackling challenges such as desalination, carbon capture
and hydrogen-rich fuels, and computational linguistics.


KAUST has hired some academic heavyweights to help it jump-start the
school. Al-Nasr says the Institute of International Education, which
runs the U.S.-based Fulbright Program, will manage the student
scholarship program, while the Washington Advisory Group (WAG) will
handle the competitive grants program using a National Science
Foundation-style merit-review system. The university will eventually
have a capacity for 2000 graduate students and 600 faculty members and
researchers, and Al-Nasr hopes as many as one-fifth of the students
will be Saudis.

"I think it's a potential game changer for the region," says WAG's
Frank Rhodes, president emeritus of Cornell University and an adviser
to the university. Adds Richard Sykes, rector of Imperial College
London and another adviser: "I don't think that it'll be too difficult
to get good people to come for a short time. The issue will be, 'Can
you sustain the quality over time?' " KAUST hopes to have a founding
president on board by January 2008.

Has anyone heard of this project? Are there any renders or pictures?

Yes, this university will be built by Aramco in the new King Abdullah City in Rabigh.

Saudi Arabia to feature realty projects at Cityscape Dubai 2007



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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is all set to feature its latest real estate developments and projects at Cityscape Dubai 2007 with an aim to enhance its investment potential. Cityscape Dubai 2007, the world’s largest business-to-business property investment and development event, will take place at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre from 16-18 October 2007.

Frederique Maurell, Exhibition Director, Cityscape Dubai, said, “With a record number of real estate developments and iconic buildings being promoted in the UAE, it is sometimes easy to overlook the huge property and real estate market of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia has many advantages in strategic sectors at regional and global levels which make it attractive to international and regional investors. It is ranked first on the price of energy provided for investment projects”.

More than 45,000 people are expected to participate in Cityscape Dubai. Some of the prestigious Saudi real estate developments on show include Dar Al Arkan’s Shams Al Riyadh ‘neighborhood’ project in Riyadh; Al Makam Tower developed by Jiwar Real Estate Management, Marketing & Development and two leading realty projects by Al Masarat near the commercial hub of Jeddah, in the western province.




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An artist’s conception of a new waterfront development being jointly undertaken by Jeddah-based SEDCO and Singapore-based Keppel Land located at Al-Nawras, North Corniche residential area. (AN photo)

JEDDAH, 17 October 2007 — Jeddah’s picturesque Corniche skyline is changing as rapidly as new real estate projects take shape.

Already, at least half a dozen five-star hotels and prestigious resorts have contributed to its development as one of the most frequented places in the city for business, leisure and entertainment.

Aside from hotels like Hilton, Qasr Al-Sharq, West In, Sheraton, Albilad and Rosewood, a number of residential and commercial project, and F&B outlets have their existence facing the Red Sea.

DAMAC Properties has its ongoing plan for its first iconic project in Saudi Arabia — the 40-story “Al-Jawharah” residential tower at a location between Hilton and West In Hotels on the Jeddah Corniche, which is expected to be ready by the end of 2010.

“The Headquarters Business Park,” described as an astounding architectural beauty, is another project to come up on the Corniche, with its most sophisticated gym equipment at its spacious Health Centre, and also the latest techniques in its relaxation, via the revolutionary power nap rooms. Businessmen and companies have their choice of condominium space which meets their needs.

The Saudi Economic and Development Co. Ltd. (SEDCO) has signed a joint venture agreement with Singapore-based Keppel Land Ltd., one of Asia’s major property developers, to develop luxury residences on a site along the Conriche waterfront.

Keppel Land Ltd. is the property arm of the Keppel Group, one of Singapore’s largest multinational groups with key businesses in offshore and marine, infrastructure, and property across more than 30 countries worldwide.

Keppel Land and SEDCO will hold 51:49 equity respectively in the joint venture. The total investment cost is estimated to be $760 million.

Comprising three high-rise towers with a total of about 1,000 seafront apartments, the development will be undertaken in phases according to market demand. It will target the high-end market and is expected to be launched in the coming months.

“We are excited that our first foray into Saudi Arabia is a landmark waterfront development in Jeddah, its commercial and recreation hub. Keppel Land will contribute our experience and expertise in developing large-scale integrated lifestyle developments for a world-class waterfront development in Jeddah,” Kevin Wong, managing director, Keppel Land, told Arab News. “This development will enable Keppel Land to quickly establish its track record and open us to other opportunities both in Saudi Arabia as well as in other fast-growing markets in the Middle East,” he added.

“We are happy to develop this prestigious landmark project with our strategic partner, Keppel Land, that we believe will add value to Jeddah’s role as a regional hub for commerce and recreation. The joint experience of the partners will give a strong boost to this and other projects that SEDCO is planning in the future,” Saleh Bin Mahfouz, managing director of SEDCO Real Estate Group, said.

SEDCO is a private wealth and investment management organization that conducts its business according to Shariah. SEDCO manages a diversified portfolio of investments in Saudi Arabia and around the globe.

The waterfront development is located at Al-Nawras, which is part of the high-end North Corniche residential precinct, and enjoys a 220 meter sea frontage.

“With strong economic growth and accelerated economic reforms experienced in Saudi Arabia, Jeddah has enjoyed high growth in the real estate sector in recent years. In particular, its North Corniche precinct is a prime real estate location with its long sea frontage and cluster of new lifestyle developments. In Jeddah, there is also a growing trend towards high-rise luxury apartments designed and developed by reputable developers. This is where Keppel Land will bring its superior quality in execution and management to bear in this new market,” Ang Wee Gee, director, regional investments, Keppel Land, said.

Keppel is among the first Singapore companies to venture into the Middle East market as early as 1995 with the establishment of a joint venture shipyard, Arab Heavy Industries (AHI) in Ajman. AHI forms part of Keppel Offshore & Marine’s 20-yard global network.

Reflections at Keppel Bay will have a total of 1,129 residences. Apart from the super penthouse, there will be another 34 penthouses ranging in size from 3,600 sq ft to 8,200 sq ft over two stories.

“The interiors, all the fittings and finishes are sourced to ensure premium quality — from the finest marble and splendid imported oak to leading designer ware such German brand Miele for kitchen appliances, Hansgrohe Axor, Duravit Starck and Kaldewei for the bathrooms — each apartment is finely appointed to meet the taste and quality expectations of discerning homeowners,” he said.

“Be it interior or exterior, Reflections at Keppel Bay is living art at its finest. It is designed by world-celebrated master architect Daniel Libeskind who is redefining waterfront living in Asia with Reflections at Keppel Bay’s stunning architecture.”

I didnt find the thread, just posted here.

18/Oct/2007

Cityscape 2007 ,Almasarat , Saudi Arabia

Diamond Tower, Jeddah ( apr. 80 floors)

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^^thanks dear i will create thread for it:) so it will be in jeddah wooow

Saudi Arabia is going to be "Dubai" very soon if they decided to build projects with same level of the current projects and same quantity for the next 20 years inshallah (god willing) :lol:

Second Phase Of Jamrat Bridge To Be Ready For Hajj
October 27, 2007 17:12 PM


JEDDAH, Oct 27 (Bernama) -- The second phase of the SR4 billion high-tech Jamrat Bridge project will be completed on November 25, well before the start of this year's Hajj, said Dr. Habeeb Zainul Abideen, Deputy Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs.

Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported that Zainul Abideen, who spoke to Al-Madinah Arabic daily, said three one-way roads from the bridge would reduce congestion in the area and ensure a smooth flow of pilgrims when they leave Jamrat after performing the stoning ritual.

During last year's Hajj, pilgrims used the high-tech structure in Mina for the first time. The first phase increased the bridge's capacity to 250,000 pilgrims an hour. It also brought about a qualitative change in public safety measures and helped pilgrims perform the stoning ritual without any reported accidents.

Zainul Abideen said the second level of the bridge, which will be ready this year, would receive pilgrims coming from the Makkah side after performing Tawaf al-ifada -- the obligatory circumambulation of the Kaaba in Hajj.

"The second level will have two entrances; the southern entrance is for pilgrims coming from Aziziya and the northern one for pilgrims coming from Adel, Shisha and the Pedestrian Road," he added.

Zainul Abideen said the new system would ensure the smooth flow of pilgrims in Mina while coming to and from the Jamrat.

He said the three new one-way roads that will help transport 150,000 to 200,000 pilgrims per hour, which are linked to the second floor of the bridge, would reduce pressure on the ground floor and the first floor.

-- BERNAMA

Jamrat Bridge 2nd Phase For Haj Stoning Ritual Ready By Nov 25
October 27, 2007 18:37 PM


DOHA, Oct 27 (Bernama) -- Malaysian Haj pilgrims have one more reason to cheer besides the announcement that Tabung Haji will not raise Haj fares this year.

The second of four phases of a project to increase by five times the capacity of the Jamrat Bridge in Mina is set to be completed by Nov 25, well before the start of the Haj season.

According to the Saudi English language daily "Arab News", the second level that will be ready before the upcoming Haj season will receive pilgrims coming from Mecca after performing the "tawaf al-ifada" (obligatory circumambulation of the Kaaba).

The three new one-way roads linked to the second level will help to move 150,000 to 200,000 pilgrims an hour and reduce pressure on the ground and first levels which formed the first phase of the project completed in time for use during the last Haj.

"The second level will have two entrances; the southern entrance is for pilgrims coming from Aziziya and the northern one for pilgrims coming from Adel, Shisha and the Pedestrian Road," the report quoted Deputy Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs Dr Habeeb Zainul Abideen as telling the "Al Madinah" Arabic language daily.

The entire four phase reconstruction and expansion of the Jamrat Bridge is estimated to cost Saudi Riyal 4.2 billion (US$1.12 billion/RM3.76 billion) and will take five years.

Incorporating state-of-the-art safety features, crowd and traffic control systems and two helipads designed for air ambulance services, the completed project will be able to accommodate five million pilgrims at the rate of 500,000 pilgrims an hour, a five-fold increase from before.

The complex will comprise four levels on top of a ground level and basement. Each floor will be 12 metres high and 9 metres wide.

The ground and first levels completed last December are for pilgrims coming from the east of Mina, while the second level will be used mainly by pilgrims coming from Mecca.

The yet-to-be-completed third level will be for pilgrims coming from the north of Mina and new pilgrim camps while the fourth level will cater to those coming from the south of Mecca via King Abdul Aziz Road.

-- BERNAMA

New project for Jeddah,



في تحالف مع شركات عالمية وبتكاليف ملياري ريال
"كنان" السعودية تطلق أكبر مشروع تجاري سكني في قلب جدة

http://www.alaswaq.net/files/image/large_13908_12975.jpg


أعلنت شركة كنان الدولية للتطوير العقاري عن إطلاق مشروع تجاري وسكني في جدة بتكلفة ملياري ريال (الدولار = 3.75 ريالا) على مساحة تتجاوز 40 ألف متر مربع في المنطقة الواقعة بتقاطع شارع الأندلس مع طريق الملك عبدالله، حيث سيزال مركز "بنده" التجاري الحالي في تلك المنطقة ليقام مكانه المشروع والذي يتكون من برجين عملاقين أحدهما تجاري يحتوي على مكاتب للشركات ولرجال الأعمال بمساحة بناء تبلغ 124 ألف متر مربع، ويضم فندقاً فئة 5 نجوم بمساحة بناء 35 ألف متر مربع، والبرج الثاني سكني ويحتوي على شقق سكنية فاخرة صممت على أحدث الطرز العالمية وروعي فيها الاستفادة من ضوء الشمس وتيارات الهواء لتحقق الجانب الصحي والتهوية السليمة وذلك بمساحة بناء إجمالية 74 ألف متر مربع، إلى جانب مركز تجاري بمساحة 34 ألف متر مربع يضم أفخم الماركات العالمية ومن المقرر أن يتم افتتاح البرجين وملحقاتهما مع بداية عام 2011م.




وبين الرئيس التنفيذي لقطاع العقار والتجزئة بمجموعة صافولا الدكتور محمد أمين قشقري في بيان تلقى "الأسواق.نت" نسخة منه اليوم الخميس 27-12-2007 أن الشركة تعاقدت مع شركة نكن سيكي المحدودة (Nikken Sekkei Ltd) لتصميم المشروع باعتبارها واحدة من أكبر شركات التصميم والاستشارات الإدارية والهندسية في العالم، حيث صممت مبنى البنك الإسلامي بجدة و20 ألف مشروع في أربعين دولة حول العالم.

كما تعاقدت "كنان" مع شركة مدرار للتطوير العقاري -شركة سعودية- لتقديم خدمات الإداري المطور لهذا المشروع لتميزها بكوادر من ذوي الخبرات المحلية والعالمية في مجال الدراسات والاستشارات لمختلف مراحل المشروع.

وأوضح الدكتور قشقري أن شركة كنان كانت قد أوكلت دراسة الجدوى وتقييم احتياجات السوق في المستقبل لشركة جونز لانج لاسال (Jones Lang LaSalle) التي قامت بتنفيذ الدراسة وفق حرفية عالية. وأشار إلى أن شركة "كنان" قامت بتعيين شركة هيل إنترناشيونال (Hill International) كمدير للمشروع، وذلك نظرا لكونها من ضمن أكبر 100 شركة أمريكية في مجال التشييد والإستشارات الهندسية وتمتلك الخبرة الكبيرة في هذا المجال لاسيما وهي متواجدة في 70 دولة حول العالم.

وأوضح قشقري أن قرب المشروع من المنطقة المركزية والتجارية والتاريخية في جدة وخصوصا الغرفة التجارية وبعض الوزارات على طريق الملك عبدالله يعطي المشروع بعدا استراتيجيا مهما لا سيما وتصميمه المتفرد الذي جاء متناسقا مع المنطقة المتميزة باتساع مساحاتها وتحقيقها للناحية الجمالية، وقال "إن المشروع يحتوي على منتزهات ومسطحات خضراء على أسطح المباني بمساحة 16 ألف متر مربع، وأيضا مواقف للسيارات تتسع لحوالي 4 الآف سيارة.

يذكر أن شركة كنان تأسست في عام 2004 بواسطة شركة صافولا تحت مسمى (شركة المرافق الحديثة) وفي عام 2006 تم زيادة رأس مالها إلى مليار و 700 مليون ريال بعد دخول شركاء جدد قاموا بشراء 70% من أسهمها واستقر أسمها على مسمى شركة كنان الدولية للتطوير العقاري وذلك بعد موافقة الشركاء في عام 2007.

وتعمل شركة كنان حاليا بكل جهد لتشارك في التطوير العقاري للمشروعات التجارية والسكنية والسياحية والترفيهية في كافة أنحاء المملكة العربية السعودية. وكانت الشركة قد حصلت على جائزة أفضل مطور عقاري لمشاريع المراكز التجارية في المملكة خلال عامي 2005 و 2006 حيث قامت ببناء وتشغيل العديد من المراكز التجارية الضخمة في مختلف أنحاء المملكة، وتضم أصول الشركة حاليا 6 مراكز تجارية لهايبر بنده بالإضافة إلى 8 مراكز أخرى تضم أسواق سوبر ماركت بنده، كما قامت الشركة خلال عام 2007 بإفتتاح أكبر مركز تجاري في المدينة المنورة ويحمل إسم (عالية المدينة) ومركز آخر في ينبع يحمل اسم (دانة مول) ويجري إنشاء مشرع سكني (حي كنان-1 ) في ينبع يضم 240 فيلا سكنية فاخرة، ويأتي كل ذلك لتحقيق هدف الشركة بأن تكون الرائدة في التطوير العقاري في منطقة الشرق الأوسط.

http://www.alaswaq.net/articles/2007/12/27/12975.html

I just found the website of the soon to be announced Tabouk Economic City..

http://www.taboukeconomiccity.com/


http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/3828/tecpy7.jpg

The main developer is Saudi Oger...

I just found the website of the soon to be announced Tabouk Economic City..

http://www.taboukeconomiccity.com/


http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/3828/tecpy7.jpg

The main developer is Saudi Oger...



They are going to announce a new Economic City although they have not yet finished the first one…

UNBIELEVABLE…!

^^ first one ? there are about 2-5 ecnomic cities that i cant seem to keep track of them !

The one that have been announced are in Hail, Rabigh, Madinah and Jizzan. The next two will be in Tabouk and Eastern Province.

http://www.sagia.gov.sa/english/index.php?page=ecs-location

Guys, guess who is the chairman for this city!

^^ Bahaa Aldeen Al-Harir :D

interesting stuff...

http://www.cnu.org/sites/files/jeddah.png

http://www.cnu.org/node/1459

^^ Bahaa Aldeen Al-Harir :D
I know but any idea why him :?
I didn't realize him first
after two seconds I was like:uh:

I know but any idea why him :?
I didn't realize him first
after two seconds I was like:uh:


Because he needs support…

He has become an orphan :ohno:…

^^ :lol:
well, you all know he is the CEO of Saudi Oger, the main developer of this project!

TEC looks interesting really impressive!
BTW whose Bahaa Aldeen Al-Harir?

He's the son of Rafeeq Al-Hariri (the former Lebanese PM).....

The projected investments of the city is $200 billion, twice the size of KAEC!!

He's the son of Rafeeq Al-Hariri (the former Lebanese PM).....

The projected investments of the city is $200 billion, twice the size of KAEC!!

That's unbelievable....:nuts::nuts::nuts:

interesting stuff...

http://www.cnu.org/sites/files/imagecache/news/jeddah.png

http://www.cnu.org/node/1459

^^ I thought that was relevant to Tabuk City, but it was not. So, clarification should take place. This render is some sort of a proposed masterplan for Jeddah Old Airport - (Nakheel Project? - Jeddah Gate?):

Jeddah City Center

1200 hectare urban infill development for the old airport district in the central core of Jeddah


Transect Zone(s): T6 core.
Status: Proposed
Project or Plan's Scale: Region
Features: Bus transit, Civic buildings & parks, Green buildings, Live/work, Mixed uses, Rail/fixed guideway transit, Sustainable infrastructure, Transit oriented development.
Land area (in acres): 2965
Total built area (in sq. ft.):
Total project cost (in local currency):
Retail area (in sq. ft.): 45250000
Office area (in sq. ft.): 470120000
Industrial area (in sq. ft.):
Number of hotel units:
Number of residential units (include live/work): 52250
Parks & green space (in acres):
Residential types: High-rise, Mid-rise/loft, Townhouse/rowhouse/maisonette, Semi-detached, Live/work.
Project team designers: HOK Chicago
Project team developers: Private landowners/Municipality of Jeddah


As appeared here: http://www.cnu.org/node/1460

Thanks to Riyadhi,

Post#43 New project for Jeddah,


http://www.alaswaq.net/articles/2007/12/27/12975.html

actually demolishing old panda was started before one month!!!

I couldn't find Jeddah Gate thread... but here,
http://www.emaar.com/MediaCenter/PressReleases/2008January06.asp

^^here abraj al hilal thread (part of jeddah gate)
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=543279

and here jeddah gate thread!!!
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=541941

شركة كويتية تخطط لإنشاء مشروع عقاري بملياري دولار في جدة

الدمام: ميرزا الخويلدي

كشفت شركة كويتية أنها تضع اللمسات الأخيرة للانتهاء من دراسة تسبق طرح أحدث باكورة من منتجاتها الاستثمارية في السوق السعودية، من خلال مشروع عقاري تبلغ تكاليفه ملياري دولار، إذ أعلن المهندس أحمد الأمير نائب رئيس مجلس الإدارة والرئيس التنفيذي لشركة الخليج القابضة، مقرها الكويت، أن شركته تضع اللمسات الأخيرة للانتهاء من دراسة مشروعها العقاري الذي ستتجه به ولأول مرة للسوق السعودية.
وقال الأمير، في اتصال هاتفي مع «الشرق الأوسط» أمس، إن شركة الخليج القابضة، تستعد لدخول السوق السعودية عبر واحد من أكبر مشاريعها العقارية، مفيدا بأن المشروع ضخم ويفوق مشاريع الشركة الحالية وسيكون في جدة على الساحل الغربي للمملكة.

يذكر أن الشركة أرست أخيراً عقدها الخاص بتشييد (دوان تاون العرين) في البحرين بقيمة إجمالية بلغت 216 مليون دولار. فيما أشار الأمير إلى أن حجم الاستثمار المرصود لمشروع جدة يبلغ نحو ملياري دولار. وقال إن شركة الخليج القابضة تضع حالياً الدراسات والدعامات الأساسية لهذا المشروع، وتوقع طرحه للتسويق خلال العام المقبل 2008، موضحا ان المشروع سيكون سكنيا وتجاريا ويأخذ صورة المشاريع العقارية التي نفذتها الشركة في منطقة الخليج.

وتتوزع ملكية شركة الخليج القابضة، وهي شركة كويتية، عبر حصص متفاوتة لعدد من بيوت الاستثمار الخليجية، حيث يمتلك بيت التمويل الخليجي 7 بالمائة من اسهمها، وتمتلك شركة بيان للاستثمار 8 بالمائة، والشركة الوطنية العقارية 4.5 بالمائة، وجي بي كورب 10 بالمائة، وتتوزع بقية الحصص على مستثمرين وبنوك في الخليج. وتمتلك الشركة عدداً من المشاريع العقارية في الكويت والبحرين بينها مشروع الفلايمار ومشروع العرين داون تاون في البحرين. وهنا قال الأمير في تصريحه أمس، إن نتائج التسويق لمشروع فيلامار في مرفأ البحرين المالي، وصلت الى 70 بالمائة، وهي أكثر بنسبة 40 بالمائة عما كانت تتوقعه الشركة لخططها التسويقية خلال الربع الاخير من هذا العام 2007.

ومع إطلاق مشروع (فيلامار ذا هاربر) في مرفأ البحرين المالي ومشروع داون تاون العرين ضمن مشروع العرين التطويري، وصل إجمالي استثمارات شركة الخليج القابضة في البحرين الى 1.25 مليار دولار. ويعتبر التوجه نحو السوق السعودية أحدث عمليات الاستثمار العقاري للشركة، ويمثل واحداً من أكبر الاستثمارات الخليجية في القطاع العقاري السعودي، وفي محافظة جدة على نحو الخصوص.

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/arabic/506798

OMG:eek:2 BILLIONS$ for the first project in jeddah by Gulf Holding company the same developer of Al Arian Downtown in Bahrain that cost 216 million$.
for now we should wait

If all the project we have been hearing about in Jeddah get built, then it will be totally transformed in 5 years to a world class city.... i just hope the government continues with the airport and roads development to keep up with the real estate boom….

Intersting projects with unknown status,

http://www.asdarchitects.com/web/ow_arc_com01JEDTOW.htm

Taken today

On King Fahed Highway, near Al Anoud Tower
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd61/beirutguy/31012008218.jpg

Facing Faisaliah
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd61/beirutguy/31012008210.jpg

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd61/beirutguy/31012008211.jpg

Near Maydan Al Kaheera and Al Takhassussi Hospital
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd61/beirutguy/31012008212.jpg

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd61/beirutguy/31012008216.jpg

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd61/beirutguy/31012008215.jpg

Thank beirut guy... Alot of nice mid-rise buildings are coming in Olaya district... we should have a whole thread for them..

where are you guy from that?
Eiowan tower in first pic looks very makkaish,best tower in last pic the mid one.

when I was in Riyadh month ago, I saw those pillars on king Fahad rd and khurais
anybody knows what they are??

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd61/beirutguy/31012008216.jpg

focus on the middle of the pic, between the two buildings behind king fahad rd

What are those?

dunno,thats why I ask
I discovered other pillars on this pic :D
follow the palms that begin from the left side of the pic, then continue til the last one, you'll observe the other pillars that I am talking about :D
bur really what they are?

new tower already completed in macca al azezyah distrect 25F
Sharif Com Center


Simply stunning!:)

There's this project :" ta7seen w tajmeel maydan al kaheera", so this must be part of the project, but I'm not so sure at all...

There's this project :" ta7seen w tajmeel maydan al kaheera", so this must be part of the project, but I'm not so sure at all...
huh?

^^ Cairo
so that area called ميدان القاهرة؟؟

^^Yes, according to the billboard.

master Plan which had been approved for high/mid rise buildings More info (http://www.jeddah.gov.sa/MPPUD/special/index.php)
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n118/Saudi-Guy/other/JeddahProjectsPlan.jpg

^^ dont get it :(

it mean these mine roads (red & blue lines) were allowed to investors to build unlimited floors that mean the whole of jeddah will turning to skikh zaid rode sooner or later :P

Why are there 2 Saudi Projects threads?:?

Al Sayyed Tower

http://aycu17.webshots.com/image/43496/2004354338910477301_rs.jpg

Facinating image of Kingdom Tower on that freezing cloudy day of Riyadh, I think it was Jan 15.

http://aycu01.webshots.com/image/42880/2004306275342860892_rs.jpg

The same building that Beirut Guy has posted earlier, but in different colors,:)

http://aycu28.webshots.com/image/41427/2004316507171061330_rs.jpg

Lulu Office Building - U/C - don't know the location

http://aycu04.webshots.com/image/44203/2001855098053449623_rs.jpg

Al Hanoo Corporate Offices - U/C

http://aycu29.webshots.com/image/44628/2001857002011187930_rs.jpg

I think this is Al Aqaria new Office Buidling,

http://aycu22.webshots.com/image/42061/2001814921941633248_rs.jpg

New Office building, too many low rise offices, true?

http://aycu13.webshots.com/image/44732/2001810270874301244_rs.jpg

Office building in Malaz Area,,, I think.

http://aycu08.webshots.com/image/42367/2001893777438359092_rs.jpg

Al Bustan Mall, I liked it.

http://aycu02.webshots.com/image/44961/2001825001766577752_rs.jpg

Feel free to comment, correct or add to the above pictures. I don't know the exact location of each photo.

Cheers,
D_XP

well done XP i like it walllah and wanna see more of those beautifuls low rise.

Full Size (http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/9306/p1030312ey6.jpg)
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/9126/p1030312bn8.jpg

تخطيط مقترح للمنطقة المركزية بمكة المكرمه

برعاية صاحب السمو الملكي الامير تركي بن عبدالله بن عبدالعزيز ال سعود ،وبالتنسيق مع المكتب الاستشاري لمعالي المهندس عمر عبدالله قاضي ، قدم الاستاذ يوسف بن عوض الاحمري فكره تخطيطيه استثماريه بعيدة المدى لتطوير المنطقة المركزيه بمكة المكرمه.
تعتمد الفكرة التخطيطية الجديدة على انشاء طرق اشعاعيه وطرق دائريه يكون مركزها الكعبة عبر انشاء طريق دائري آول نصف قطره حوالي ٥٣٠ متر ومركزه الكعبه وطوله ٣٤٠٠ متر تقريبا ،على ان تكون المساحه الداخليه ٨٨٠٠٠٠ متر مربع لايسمح بالبناء داخلها ،وبذالك تصل مساحه المنطقة المركزيه حسب الدراسه المقترحه الى تسعة ملايين متر مربع ،مع زيادة المنطقة الالاقتصاديه للمشاريع الحاليه.

المصدر :مجلة البناء

Plan for the Central Area of Mecca

The planning concept of the central area of the holy city of mecca depends on establishing radial roads as well as ring roads, with Alkaa'ba as its focal point. A ring road with a radius of 530 meters is currently under construction with Alkaa'ba at its center . Its length is 3,400 meters and it covers an inside area of to this project is approximately more economic activities. This was presented by Mr Yousef bin Awadh Al Ahmari,with the sponsorship of his Royal Highness Prince Turki Bin Abdullah Bin AbdulAziz Al Saud, in coordination with The Consulting firm of his Excellency,the engineer Omar Abdullah Al Qadhi.

Source :AL BENAA Magazine Vol 28 #207

Locations:
Al Sayyad Tower: facing faisalia
#85: King fahed Highway, facing 3wès souks
Al Bustan mall : Facing my house :D Ourouba and King Fahed Highway Intersection
Burj Al Lulu: King Fahed highway (you can see Kingdom Center and Faisalia in the backgroud)

well done XP i like it walllah and wanna see more of those beautifuls low rise.

Don't worry, there are hundreds of them in Riyadh City Center and arround...Nch'Allah I'll take some pics when I'm free...

Btw, there are plans to buil d ahotel and office towers near Granada Center-Riyadh. Is there a thread about it?

Just scaned these:
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd61/beirutguy/granada.jpg
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd61/beirutguy/granada001.jpg

There's also an arabic version if anyone prefer to read it in arabic...

thanks
Just scaned these:from?

Thanks beirut guy... i think we already have a thread for the first project..

Locations:
Al Sayyad Tower: facing faisalia
#85: King fahed Highway, facing 3wès souks
Al Bustan mall : Facing my house :D Ourouba and King Fahed Highway Intersection
Burj Al Lulu: King Fahed highway (you can see Kingdom Center and Faisalia in the backgroud)

Thanks for clarifications,
D_XP

when I was in Riyadh month ago, I saw those pillars on king Fahad rd and khurais
anybody knows what they are??

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd61/beirutguy/31012008216.jpg

focus on the middle of the pic, between the two buildings behind king fahad rd

I think these will be some kind of lighting, if you take a closer look, you will see holes on the poles spaced evenly.

thanks
from?

From Granada Mall's Magazine :D

something is better than nothing for Dammam,

الشرقية: تدشين برج البسام السكني والتجاري في يونيو

http://www.aleqt.com/nwsthpic/115291.jpg

كشف المهندس أحمد بن عبد الله البسام نائب رئيس مجلس الإدارة العامة لمجموعة شركات البسام أن المجموعة ستدشن في بداية حزيران (يونيو) المقبل برجها السكني والتجاري, والذي أطلق عليه اسم " برج البسام السكني والتجاري الواقع على طريق الأمير محمد بن فهد في الدمام.
وقال المهندس البسام إن البرج الذي تبلغ مساحته الإجمالية 15 ألف متر مربع بتكلفته إجمالية تجاوزت 65 مليون ريال يتضمن 40 شقة سكنية بمساحات ترواح بين 217 و317 مترا مربعا موزعة على 13 طابقا منهم طابقان لمعارض تجارية بمساحات تراوح بين 2000 و2500 متر مربع, كما يتوافر في البرج مواقف خاصة لجميع سكان البرج.
وبين البسام أنه تم تأجير جميع المكاتب على شركات خليجية وعربية ووطنية متخصصة, كما تم تأجير 40 في المائة من الشقق السكنية, مضيفا أن البرج يعد أكبر برج سكني بالدمام من حيث تعدد الأدوار وتميزه من حيث التصميم والموقع وذلك لقربه من مدينتي الظهران والخبر وبعض المجمعات التجارية كالواحة التجاري, المراكز الترفيهية والدوائر الحكومية في الدمام, مؤكدا أن فكرة بناء البرج جاءت بعد دراسة أثبتت شح أبراج الشقق السكنية والمكاتب في الدمام مقارنة بمدينة الخبر التي تشتهر بعدد كبير من الأبراج والمجمعات السكنية إضافة إلى ازدياد عدد سكان المنطقة الشرقية بشكل مستمر خاصة الدمام التي تستقبل سنويا أعدادا كبيرة من سكان المناطق المجاورة من طلاب وموظفين من مناطق أخرى, مضيفا أن اغلب رجال الأعمال والمستثمرين توجهوا خلال الفترة الماضية إلى الاستثمار في الدمام بعد أن كانت أغلب استثماراتهم في مدينة الخبر كبناء المجمعات التجارية والسكنية والفنادق, حيث شهدت الدمام خلال الفترة الماضية تدشين عدد من المجمعات التجارية والسكنية كون مدينة الدمام مركز المنطقة الشرقية وأكبر مدنها وأكثر كثافة سكانية إضافة إلى قلة المجمعات السكنية المتكاملة في الدمام.
يشار إلى أن الدمام شهدت خلال العام الماضي بناء أكثر من عشرة مجمعات سكنية بمساحات وأدوار مختلفة بلغت قيمتها الإجمالية أكثر من ثلاثة مليارا ريال, سيتم تدشين أغلبها نهاية العام الميلادي الجاري.

In Riyadh...
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what is this and where is it?? i've never seen it before!

^^It is a hotel, somewhere near Granada mall.

Sdare is going to like this....



Riyadh develops masterplan for $40bn Sudair industrial city

Up to $40bn will be invested in an industrial city in Saudi Arabia, according to its backers the Saudi Industrial Property Authority, making it one of the largest projects ever in the region.

Located in Sudair, north of Riyadh, it will support a population of more than 1 million people and will cover 257 square kilometres, making it 70 per cent larger than King Abdullah Economic City. It will take up to 20 years to build.

The concept masterplan is being developed by Singapore-based Jurong International, and should be finished in June.

The prequalification documents for the first stage of the project are being prepared by the US' CRA and are due to be finalised by May.

"We expect prequalification to take about two months," says Tawfig al-Rabiah, director general of Saudi Industrial Property Authority (Sipa).

"So we'll be inviting bids probably in August or September."

"We will be inviting, not negotiating, bids. The whole process has to be transparent and we welcome any foreign company to bid for the development of this land."

A consortium of developers will be put in place to develop the city, which will have specialist zones for commercial, technical, educational, industrial and residential activities.

The large site is intersected by several key services, including the North-South railway and the country's main east-west oil pipeline.

The trans-peninsular gas pipeline also runs close by.

Al-Rabiah denies that Sudair will compete with the six economic cities being developed elsewhere in the kingdom.

The project is designed to alleviate growing congestion in Riyadh and reduce migration to the capital, while providing further stimulus to the kingdom's economy, which is expected to grow by 5 per cent in 2008.

The property authority was previously known as the Saudi Organisation for Industrial Estates & Technology Zones. It was set up in 2001 to promote the development of industrial estates, as well as business and technology parks.

The property authority currently manages the kingdom's 14 existing industrial estates.


http://www.meed.com/news/2008/02/riyadh_develops_masterplan_for_40bn_sudair_industrial_city.html

definitely yes :D
finally some developments, I've been hearing about this industrial city a century ago!

good news ,40billion$ that whole new city!

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Oval Tower (the one on the left), U/C but almost completed
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A low rise offices bldg on King Fahed Highway

^^ is it Burj al Narjis?

^^Nope
First pic: Eiowan tower
Second pic: Oval tower
Third pic: Marsharek bldg

New low rise on Olaya Street,

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http://www.aleqt.com/news.php?do=show&id=117286

Great report on Saudi real estate,

http://www.colliers.com/Content/Repositories/Base/Markets/UAE/English/Market_Report/PDFs/RiyadhMarketOverviewQ42007.pdf

guys I remember that I saw two months ago a new awesome exhibits center on king abdullah's st but still under construction
does anyone here have any info about it?

^^Nope
First pic: Eiowan tower
Second pic: Oval tower
Third pic: Marsharek bldg

I was trying to read the sign board in the third picture (Mashareq Bldg.) it seems to me like Al Narjis....

Thanks to you Beirut Guy

Great report on Saudi real estate,

http://www.colliers.com/Content/Repositories/Base/Markets/UAE/English/Market_Report/PDFs/RiyadhMarketOverviewQ42007.pdf

It is not great by any means,,,, this is my opinion at least, and it is an expert's one, believe me.

A great report won't misspell Wazarat into Moazaraat, it is the same mistake in all their previous "quarterly" reports. Or they might wanna put Wazarat and Moazzar togather , :lol:... don't know.

Have you had a look at the yeilds and the annual rents, do they look ok to you, they don't for me. The numbers are pretty much the same from the previous quarter and no major updates. They don't know but four projects coming into the market, with wrong figures too.

All the best,

^^ :lol: ... well, you are the expert... I'm not sure about the accuracy of the information and I didn't look at the previous reports... but I guess something is better than nothing knowing that the saudi real estate market is still a mess...

And another one on Olaya Street, -sorry no better render-

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I have found the information in one of the renowned site for construction.




Economic City in Eastern Province
Owner: Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (Sagia)
Budget: $30 billion

Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of an integrated economic city in the Eastern Province, similar to King Abdullah Economic City in Rabigh, King Abdulaziz bin Musaed Economic City in Hail, Jizan Economic City and the Knowledge Economic City in Medina. The development will have residential and commercial districts, industrial area, ports, resorts and financial island.
Update: Sources indicate that the development is still under study.

Tabuk Economic City
Owner: Sagia
Budget: $30 billion

Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of an integrated economic city in Tabuk in northern Saudia, similar to King Abdullah Economic City in Rabigh, King Abdulaziz bin Musaed Economic City in Hail, Jizan Economic City and the Knowledge Economic City in Madinah. The development will have residential and commercial districts, industrial area, ports, resorts and financial island.
Update: Sources indicate that the development is still under study.

Jeddah Hills Residential & Commercial Development – Masterplan
Owner: Emaar Middle East
Budget: $12 billion

Scope of work: The Jeddah Hills community will be made up of 24 residential villages on a hilltop. The development includes common like large parks, recreation spots and schools on the outer edges and community facilities such as mosques, healthcare services and village squares at the centre. The villages are 45 hectares each (465,000 sq m) and will be connected by a network of internal roads and external thoroughfares, public green spaces, community lakes and additional public amenities including playgrounds. Nearly 20,000 residential units of townhouses and single homes and residential apartments from 500 sq m to 1,500 sq m to be built, alongside commercial and retail facilities.
Update: Sources indicate that the development is under study.

SRO – Makkah Madinah Railway
Owner: Saudi Railways Organisation (SRO)
Budget: $6 billion

Scope of work: The project calls for the development of a rail network linking the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah, passing through the Western port cities of Jeddah and
Rabigh, on a design, build, and operate for 50 years and transfer (DBOT) basis. The scheme will have six stations: 1) Near the Holy Mosque in Makkah. 2) Makkah outskirts. 3) Jeddah airport. 4) Jeddah city centre. 5) Rabigh. 6) Madinah, 3 km from the Holy Mosque. 100 trains a day will run on the line. Railway will be primarily geared towards passenger service and feature high-speed mass transit system. Approximately 2.5 million pilgrims during the Hajj period and 7.5 million Umrah visitors visit the holy cities during the year – with approximately 2 million Umrah visitors during the Ramadan season alone, resulting in heavy commuter traffic between Makkah and Jeddah. The concessionaire responsible for the design, financing, construction and operation and will have the freedom to adopt suitable design and construction techniques. The development also includes the installation of signalling and control systems.
Update: Sources close to the project indicated that the pre-qualified developers have collected technical documents for the project. Pre-qualified developers have seven months to submit their proposals. The deadline is March 2008.

PIF – North South Railway (NSR)
Owner: Public Investment Fund (PIF)
Budget: $5 billion

Scope of work: The project calls for the development of nearly 2,400 km long railway, divided into four major packages or construction phases. Phase A is 650 km long and will only be used for mineral transport. It will transfer bauxite from the Zabira mines to the Maaden complex at Ras Al Zour. Phase B is also for mineral purposes and will extend 782 km from the Jalamid phosphate mines to Ras Al Zour, through the Zabira Junction. Packages A and B are also called the mineral railway. It will travel at the speed of 80 km per hour (km/h) when loaded and 100 km/h when unloaded. Package C is the passenger line. It will cover about 530 km from the King Khalid airport in Riyadh to the Zabira Junction, through Buraidah. Package D is about 438 km extending from the Jalamid Junction to Qurayyat and Basayta on the Jordanian borders. Passenger and freight railway will travel at the speed of 160 km/h. The scope of work involves 83 million cu m earth work, construction of 250 concrete bridges, supply of 1,000 culverts and 4.5 million concrete sleepers, installation of 4,800 km rail and 6 million cu m of rock ballasting.
Update: Sources close to the project indicated that the bid submission date for the remaining fourth package has been extended until 28th October.

Saudi Landbridge
Owner: Saudi Railways Organization (SRO)
Budget: $5 billion

Scope of work: The project is composed of two main lines: Riyadh-Jeddah and Dammam-Jubail. The new Riyadh-Jeddah single track line will be approximately 950 km long. Proposed conjunction for this line is from a point about 30 km from Riyadh on the old line (in order to avoid built-up areas). It will then lead towards the Riyadh-Jeddah expressway and run, for a greater part, parallel to it until Al Muwayh al Jadid. From this point onwards, it will pass north of
Makkah and Taif. This line, in conjunction with the existing Riyadh-Dammam line, will be primarily used for the transport of container traffic to and from the port of Jeddah to the Port of Dammam in the Arabian Gulf for further shipment to and from the UAE, Iran, Kuwait, etc. (that is. a land-bridge) and for inland destinations (that is, a mini-bridge). The line will also be used to transport passengers between Jeddah and Riyadh. The new Dammam-Jubail single track line will be approximately 115 km long and will link the railway network to the city of Jubail and the Jubail Port. Jubail is an industrial city that generates a large quantity of cargo for Riyadh, Jeddah and the northern part of Saudi Arabia. The line will carry up to 40 double stack container trains per day. All trains will be diesel powered.
Update: Sources indicated that the bids are due for submission by the first week of November.

Conference Centre in Jeddah
Owner: Royal Protocol
Budget: $1.5 billion

Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a new conference centre in Jeddah with a total built-up area of 150,000 sq m. The development will also include extensive renovation work to the existing palace and construction of a presidential guesthouse.
Update: Sources indicate that Saudi Oger has been appointed as main contractor. Construction work is scheduled to start in November.

Al Khobar Lakes Development
Owner: Emaar Middle East
Budget: $1.2 billion

Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of 2,300 villas surrounding an artificial lake; municipal buildings; schools and retail outlets in Al Khobar. The development will cover an area of more than 1 million sq m at the junction between the three main roads of Al Khobar, namely Abipaq, Abu Hadriya Dammam and Abipaq Dammam Al Khobar.
Update: Sources indicate that the design work is ongoing.

King Abdullah International Gardens
Owner: Riyadh Council
Budget: $800 million

Scope of work: The project calls for design and construction of a 24-acre leisure dome depicting the 400-million-year history of earth’s plants, trees and flowers. Plants from botanical eras will be grown and displayed in seven sections inside two interlocking crescent-shaped enclosures. Each crescent building will cover a 300,000 sq m area. The theme will utilise renewable power mainly solar and wind and minimum water.
The development will be carried out in three phases: 1) Demolition and earthworks for entire development. 2) Crescent buildings. 3) Kids gardens, discovery gardens, water gardens and international gardens.
Update: Phase 1 tender will be issued in November.

Thumamah Park
Owner: Arriyadh Development Authority
Budget: $700 million

Scope of work: The project call for the design and construction of a public leisure and entertainment park on 170 sq km, 85 km northeast of Riyadh city. The park includes 450 family daily camps on an area of 15 sq km and a natural museum on area of 2,100 sq m. The park is expected to attract 2.4 million tourists per year.
Update: Sources indicated that the authority has approved the proposal of establishing a new company to develop the Thumama park jointly with interested investors and financers. The authority has also shown concepts and basic designs of the park.

2000 Health Clinics – 456 Clinics
Owner: Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health
Budget: $500 million

Scope of work: The project involves the construction of another 456 clinics across Saudi Arabia that will include single-storey buildings, external works, car parking, landscaping and sidewalks. The development is a part of the planned 2,000 healthcare centres project to be constructed in the kingdom and will be carried out in three phases.
Update: Sources indicate that Haif Trading & Contracting Company has signed the main contract on August 1. Excavation and earthworks will start in October. The 456 clinics will be handled by three contractors.

Al Rajhi Tower
Owner: Saleh Bin Abdulaziz Al Rajhi Business Management Board
Budget: $500 million

Scope of work: The project, located in King Fahd Street in Riyadh, north of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, calls for the design and construction of a 352 m-high building that will comprise offices, retail outlets and a seven-star hotel. The tower will comprise 50 storeys including a two storey shopping mall and VIP offices over four levels. The tower will also have a helicopter landing area and a mosque in addition to the 36,000 sq m of retail facilities within the mall and 30,000 sq m of VIP office space. The development will also include 42,000 sq m of surrounding gardens, roads and facilities.
Update: Sources indicate that the Project Management Consultancy (PMC) contract will be awarded shortly.

Business Village
Owner: Omar Kassem Alesayi Group
Budget: $360 million

Scope of work: Includes the construction of eight office buildings, medical clinics, a commercial area, a two-level car park, retail outlets and restaurants.
The total built-up area of the development is 350,000 sq m. The development will overlook the Red Sea coast and the Jeddah Islamic port.
Update: Sources indicate that design work is still ongoing.

Saudi Arabia Ministry of Finance New Headquarters
Owner: Saudi Arabia Ministry of Finance
Budget: $300 million

Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a new headquarters for Finance Ministry in Al Nakheel district, Riyadh. The development includes 36 buildings covering an area of 670,000 sq m and will include accommodation, offices, shops, post offices, warehousing, recreation clubs and 7,000 car-parking slots. The scope of work also includes a sewage treatment plant, plant rooms, district cooling system and landscaping. The total built-up area of the development is 168,000 sq m.
Update: Sources indicate that the main contract is still to be awarded.

Al Rajhi Headquarters Building
Owner: Al Rajhi Banking & Investment Corporation
Budget: $200 million

Scope of work: Includes the design and construction of 33-storeys office building in Riyadh, which will be 250 m high with an atrium on the ground floor. The building will be located between King Fahd Road and Olayya Street and have a built-up area of 66,000 sq m.
Update: Sources indicate that the client is still waiting to get licences/approval for the land.

Najran University – Phase 1
Owner: Saudi Arabia Ministry of Higher Education
Budget: $170 million

Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of science, community, applied medical science, computer science and engineering colleges and other related facilities near the Najran Airport. The university will cover an area of approximately 18 million sq m.
Update: Sources indicate that the design work is in the final stage.

Imam Muhammad Bin Saud Islamic University Expansion – Phase 4
Owner: Imam Muhammad Bin Saud Islamic University
Budget: $150 million

Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of two new colleges for female students in Imam Muhammad Bin Saud Islamic University in Riyadh. The University spans across an area of 1 million sq m. The colleges are education and science.
Update: Sources indicate that the main contract will be awarded in October.

Saudi Arabia Ministry of Education New Headquarters
Owner: Saudi Arabia Ministry of Education
Budget: $120 million

Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a new headquarters complex for Saudi Arabia Ministry of Education in Riyadh with a total built-up area of 130,000 sq m The development will include four buildings with three to four storeys and car parking facilities. The development will cover an area of about 270,000 sq m.
Update: Sources indicate that construction work is planned to start shortly.

Residential & Commercial Tower in Jeddah
Owner: Eewa Al-Derah for Real Estate Development
Budget: $107 million

Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of the biggest residential & commercial tower in Jeddah Corniche.
Update: Sources indicate that the development is in the early stages of study.

Saudi company plans bridge on Red Sea

A Saudi company owned by Osama bin Laden's half-brother has proposed building a bridge across Mandab Strait on the Red Sea, to link Djibouti to Yemen.

Tarek bin Laden Construction is negotiating with the two governments about plans for the 28.5km bridge - one of the longest in the world.

The proposed bridge would carry a six-lane motorway and a railway.

Apart from the $70 billion cost, critics have pointed out that the project would be sited in an earthquake zone. New cities would be built at either end of the bridge.

Tarek bin Laden has spent time lobbying politicians in Djibouti and Yemen to accept his proposal to build the bridge across the Mandab Strait, from Djibouti to Yemen's Perim Island, which is the narrowest stretch of sea between the two countries.

The Yemenis are convinced the project will be carried out with Saudi and Emirates funds to connect the Arab world to Africa.

Djibouti Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dileita told the AFP news agency his government was not actively involved.

'The project fell on us from the sky with the proposal by Osama bin Laden's brother, who has a construction company in Saudi Arabia,' Dieita said.

'People are talking about it a lot here - the Yemenis are convinced the project will be carried out with Saudi and Emirates' funds to connect the Arab world to Africa.'

The new town in Djibouti would be called the City of Light. 'Numerous American, Yemeni and even French businesses are taking part in the project,' the prime minister said.

'But the big advantage will be to take millions of African Muslims to Mecca, by train or by bus.'

But the bridge would not only benefit pilgrims - hundreds of African migrants drown each year trying to reach Yemen from Djibouti's neighbour, Somalia.

If the bridge were ever constructed, it would be among the world's longest. The longest existing cross-sea bridge is the 32-km Donghai Bridge in China.

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And another one on Olaya Street, -sorry no better render-

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Yea, I saw it...the plot is already closed...It's at the end of King Fahed Road, next to Tkhassussi hospital, and not Olaya Street..

There's an old building facing Al Wassil Tower on King Fahed Road being demolished :banana:

Saudi to award $5bn rail deal by June

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Saudi Arabia's railway organisation said it would name by June the winner of the $5 billion project to build a 1,100 km railway across the Saudi desert.

Four groups of Saudi and international firms are vying for the 30-year contract to build and operate the rail network linking the Gulf and Red Sea coasts of the world's largest oil exporter, and final bids are now being invited.

'We will know the winner by June,' Mohammad Afzal Khan, advisor to the president of the Saudi Railways Organisation (SRO) told Reuters by telephone from Dammam.

'The group which asks for the minimum grant from the government and meets the financial models will be the preferred bidder.'

Khan said the minimum grant requested was about 6.5 billion riyals ($1.73 billion), declining to name the consortium.

Two executives from Saudi construction firms bidding for the project said the minimum grant requested ranged from 6.5 billion riyals to 16 billion riyals, with total project costs estimated at more than $5 billion.

Khan declined to say how much the project would cost, but said the consortiums would have to put in 20 percent equity with the remainder coming from bank loans and the government grant.

The so-called Saudi Landbridge project includes a 950-km line between the capital Riyadh and the Red Sea port of Jeddah, as well as a 115-km link between the industrial city of Jubail and Dammam, the oil hub on the Gulf coast.

The Landbridge is one of the projects Saudi Arabia is using to tap a regional economic boom -- powered by a quadrupling of oil prices in the past six years -- to develop infrastructure, tourism and industry.

Kuwaiti logistics firm Agility leads one consortium with US firms KBR Inc, General Electric Co and Saudi Arabia's Al Rajhi Bank.

Saudi Binladin Group heads a group including Japan's Mitsui & Co, India's Ircon International, Germany's Siemens, Deutsche Bank and Deutsche Bahn, according to the SRO Web site.

Rajhi Investment leads the group with Mada Company for Industrial & Commercial Investment. Other members include Canada's SNC-Lavalin and Saudi Arabia's Samba Financial Group.

The fourth consortium, led by Saudi family owned business Al-Muhaidib & Sons, includes South Korea's Samsung Engineering & Construction and French bank BNP Paribas.

SOURCE
Reuters

^^
I support the fourth group. the funny there is Alrajhi bank shares a group and Alrajhi investments leads other one, even though they are separated


BG could you tell me where exactly :(

^^You mean the bldg being demolished?
Here you go:
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I don't know which one excatly, but it's one of those.

good good, right next to Tamimi
thanx BG

There's also another building on the other side that was planned for demolishing a long time ago but still nothing happened. It's a large midrise black building on the right hand side before Alfaisliyah when coming from Khurais road.

That same bldg again...
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Another project on King Fahed Road:

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And another one on Olaya Street, -sorry no better render-

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^^^ GUYS, what the name of this building. I can't read it from here...

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this is render for the new airplane round about in Jeddah on the cross of Pr.Majed Rd and Al Rawda Rd it'll will become a tunnel from the north to the south (Pr.Majed Rd)

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^^ these things irritate me !

^^ why??

always poor designs!!!
like a huge bicycle or an ugly fountain
and now a hanged airplane :(

^^ that's okay man...you hate everything in jeddah...this will just go on the list :D

this airplane was there for almost 20 years on the "previous" round about there.it became a land mark in Jeddah.btw this is one of the first three Saudi planes (it's part of the aviation history in Saudi) so they didnt want to remove the main land mark from it's location as the people used to see it for over 20 years but in now it well be in new designs.
and come on Jeddah's fountain is Jeddah's main land mark and don't forget it's there for 25 years blowing the water 320 M in the sky..
about the bicycle it's recorded as the largest in the world

^^ oh wow, I didn't know that
the image on my brain started to change :)
^^ that's okay man...you hate everything in jeddah...this will just go on the list :D
oh come on, who said that
btw, the ugly fountain located in Riyadh not Jeddah, the one besides the old airport :)

^^ haha i thought u meant the fountain in jeddah...which, by the way, is pretty cool..

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/5042/a11biged5.th.jpg (http://img301.imageshack.us/my.php?image=a11biged5.jpg)
isn't remind you evil tower in paris!

^^ that was my first thought :)

^^^^ Any better resolution?

no...sorry that was from "Okaz" newspaper yesterday..

newspaper's web site stingy about pictures!

isn't remind you evil tower in paris!

You mean Eiffel Tower, right?

^^that right:lol:

is it the same as this one:::
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I found this funny yet innovative one:
Car Roundabout (http://www.kshcool.com/stock_photos/s_kshcool_2832.jpg)

yeah the same plane..

For 33 days per year the new Jeddah Airport will host the influx of two million Muslims for the holy Hajj period in Mecca. No other airport in the world can claim such overwhelming specificity of its use. These programmatic requirements form the base for a new approach to both the organization of the airport and its architecture.


Predictability over indeterminacy
Airports come in two sizes: too big and too small. Fundamentally compromised by the necessity to accommodate unpredictable future expansions, airports are ultimately forced to ‘gamble’ on their right size. In terms of its design the airport is condemned to a permanent open end…

With the Hajj as one of the main defining elements, the new Jeddah International Airport presents a unique situation: its expansion is a given in advance, occurring at a fixed moment for a fixed length of time. This relative predictability allows the design of the Jeddah airport to acquire a level of specificity unheard of in a ‘regular’ airport: allowing the rehabilitation of the particular over the general, of centrality over linearity, and of character over blandness.

Arrival over departure
Airports are primarily places one leaves from. With the business trip and the vacation as the airport’s main, perhaps even only, use, the excitement of going away generally outweighs that of coming back.

This discrepancy is also expressed in the design of the airport, with departures generally located in a ‘grandiose space’ on top (mostly under a billowing roof) and arrivals located in a flat utilitarian luggage-collect-space below, making the first acquaintance with a new destination often one of disappointment.

The unique condition and purpose of the new Jeddah International Airport presents us with a compelling reason to consider arriving with the same consideration as leaving. (Mecca you don’t leave, to Mecca you go!)

The surface required by the Hajj equals that of the airport itself. Accommodating the Hajj theoretically means building the same volume twice, with one volume being empty for most of the year. In the current situation this is solved by having the Hajj section as a temporary structure in the form of a big tent.

Design Proposal
The initial proposal resulted in six different schemes with an emblematic quality. The final design follows the organizing principal of ‘the ring’. Both the main terminal and Royal pavilion with their crescent-like shape enclose an internal oasis that can accommodate different forms of use. The layout of the airport is organized in such a way that Airport and Hajj become a single integrated whole without forcing the airport to double in size.

The design realizes departures and arrivals on the same level allowing both to benefit from the same spatial conditions. The realization of departure and arrival on a single level creates a large surface that equals that of the Hajj, allowing the Hajj to be accommodated on the same footprint as the airport itself. No longer realized as a separate section, the Hajj becomes the almost casual by-product of a particular airport design. The Hajj becomes the invisible twin that – at fixed moments – allows the airport to expand its size.


check out the render

:nuts::nuts::nuts::nuts::nuts::nuts::nuts:

http://www.oma.eu/index.php?option=com_projects&view=project&id=462&Itemid=10

Courtesy of Maximillian Hepach

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3080/2302389629_c90139b7aa_b.jpg

The glass tower in the middle is still U/C, but almost completed...

New U/C Projects in al Khobar
Images as per Jan 2008


Khozama Centre - 10 floors
Location: Prince Turki St.

http://aycu02.webshots.com/image/48961/2005150473027493955_rs.jpg

http://aycu40.webshots.com/image/49439/2005126267271395036_rs.jpg

http://aycu05.webshots.com/image/49244/2005157211579079012_rs.jpg

AL Butain Building - Prince Turki St.
http://aycu06.webshots.com/image/47245/2005113679855670026_rs.jpg

http://aycu09.webshots.com/image/46528/2005145070284068408_rs.jpg

Al Zamil House Tower - 15f

http://aycu14.webshots.com/image/45893/2005126284601859157_rs.jpg

p.s. thanks to khobarcafe

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd61/beirutguy/22022008005.jpg


Yesterday
http://i25.tinypic.com/14lrgpk.jpg

You can see that they are working on the external facade...
Sorry for the bad quality again...

dudes look what I got when I wrote a question in Riyadh development authority's websit about Alrajhi and Aljawharah towers
بالنسبة للجوهرة فلم يقدم بشكل رسمي حتى الآن ، و كان هناك تنسيق مع القائمين على تصميم المشروع وسلموا الأنظمة والضوابط ولم نعلم حتى الآن عن تقديمهم لهذا المشروع بشكل رسمي.

أما بالنسبة للراجحي فأعتقد انه تم مراجعته من قبل إدارة التطوير العمراني وعرض على مقام الهيئة وصدرت الموافقة وكان هناك عائق وهو مسار الطيران وقد حلت هذه المشكلة وتم إفادتهم بذلك ، و ليس لدينا علم بسير عمل المشروع بعد .
brief translation:
about Aljawhara tower: we didn't recieved anything official
about Alrajhi tower: the tower has approved, but we have no idea about the progress!

^^ that's a good approach indeed, thanks Sdare..

These projects are still not official yet although king Abdullah has opened them in a big ceremony!!

FAWDA!!

Taken today by me...

That same building again:
http://i25.tinypic.com/10fcl50.jpg

A new modern office building under construction:
http://i28.tinypic.com/2lx70hg.jpg

Some new buildings in Tahlia Street:
http://i28.tinypic.com/8z1nwy.jpg

http://i29.tinypic.com/v7749v.jpg

http://i28.tinypic.com/kanton.jpg

A new commercial center in Tahlia Street:
http://i26.tinypic.com/2ce6j4h.jpg

http://i31.tinypic.com/15d9xg3.jpg



Sorry for bad quality...

i like these one! thanks BG :)
http://i29.tinypic.com/v7749v.jpg

Tahliya street is indeed a success story for Riyadh development authority... five years ago it was a crappy corner in Olaya district and today it is a prime real estate destination in the city..

thanks BG...

Thanks SG :D and Riyadhi
Riyadhi, what you said is soooo true! Today, Tahlia is the most classy street of Riyadh, with the best sport cars, best streetlife and pedestrian sidewalks, and of course, best "nightlife" (the cafés). Just if they let women sit in the terraces of the cafés, it would become PERFECT!!!

^^ good job BG
new midrise (10 floors) in King Fahad Rd
burj Almuhammadiyah
http://www.saudiarc.com/images/projects/high%20res/corporate2.jpg

^^Thanks :)
Ok, so if I'm not wrong, this bldg is already topped out. Because there's an exactly similar bldg facing Faisaliah in Riyadh, but from the render posted, the colour has nothing to do with this one. But I have to check...

^^Thanks :)
Ok, so if I'm not wrong, this bldg is already topped out. Because there's an exactly similar bldg facing Faisaliah in Riyadh, but from the render posted, the colour has nothing to do with this one. But I have to check...

http://www.aleqt.com/nwsthpic/122948.jpg

^^Yes!! That's it!! Well..as I said earlier, it's topped out and I think they started the cladding..

Oh god
I disliked the one in Riyadhi's post
so they are doing that one :(

Cek this out!

http://www.geo-lookup.com/en/buildings/the-mile-high-tower

contradict itself. Please help fix this problem. Template:Proposed building Mile High Tower Information Status Under construction Groundbreaking January 13, 2008 Estimated completion 2012 Height Antenna/Spire ~1620 meter Roof ~1565 meter Floor count 375
The Mile High Tower is a supertall skyscraper proposed for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The Kingdom Holding company, which is owned by prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, has chosen Bechtel company as the project's developer. If completed, the building would rise to more than one mile in height, which would make it the tallest building in the world, surpassing the Burj Dubai. The project has a budget of 165 billion Saudi riyals . The latest information is that tenders for construction would be handed out by May of 2008 when Kingdom Holdings would make an official annoucement. Actual floor count has not been finalized but calculated projections suggest a possible 375 floors. Obstacles include sway and building lifts. The latter was addressed in Elevator World website by the use of electromagnetic lifts. UK's Hyder corporation, a structural engineering firm has been chosen as the principal engineers for the project along with Arup, also from the U.K. The architectural firm is the U.S. company Pickard Chilton. Read all on Wikipedia

is that true?

Some photos I took on Monday...
(I had to photoshop some parts to remove reflections)
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd61/beirutguy/15042008572.jpg

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd61/beirutguy/15042008565.jpg

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Rocco Forte To Manage In Jeddah

-- Hotels, 4/28/2008 8:01:00 AM
The Rocco Forte Collection has signed a contract to manage a luxury hotel in Jeddah, due to open in 2010. The contract was signed in Rome on 23 April with Sheikh Mohamed Ibrahim Al Issa and Abdullah Mohamed Al Issa.

The new-build project is located in the heart of the city’s fashionable shopping district on Tahlia Road, close to the Corniche, 20 minutes’ drive from the airport and within easy reach of the central business district. The Jeddah property will be the 16th hotel in The Rocco Forte Collection. Jeddah is the second largest retail destination in the Gulf after Dubai, and the hotel is at its centre.

Sir Rocco Forte, Chairman and CEO of The Rocco Forte Collection, comments: “I am delighted to announce the signing of this property in Jeddah, our second management contract in the Middle East after Abu Dhabi, which we signed in February. There is a lot of interest in our brand in this region and we hope to build critical mass in a relatively short time. We are very pleased to be working in partnership with Sheikh Mohamed Ibrahim Al Issa and his company.”

The owning Company is Mohammed Al Issa and Sons (MASC) which is a Saudi holding company created by its founder Mohamed Al Issa more than 35 years ago. It is active in the financial, industrial, food and real estate business. It has recently entered the hospitality business and today is a majority shareholder in the only publicly listed company in the hotel business. The owner believes in the growing hospitality sector and so has taken a new strategic decision to invest directly in several hotels in the Saudi market and internationally. The company today has five and four-star hotels on its drawing board, some of which have already started construction and some of which will soon be in operation.

Sheikh Mohamed Ibrahim Al Issa comments: “We are very pleased to be working with The Rocco Forte Collection, which is already one of the leading luxury hotel brands in Europe and will make a significant impact in the Middle East. We look forward to working with Sir Rocco to help bring his company’s philosophy of simple luxury to life in Jeddah.”

The two-tower 19-floor hotel will consist of 159 rooms, with a high proportion of suites, and around 50 serviced apartments. Visitors and locals will have the choice of a 90-seat restaurant and a second 70-seat fine-dining venue.

Other facilities include a business centre and 700sqm ballroom, as well as a further 1000sqm of conference space. Every room fitted with the highest quality state-of-the-art technology.

For those who want to relax or unwind there will be a 1500sqm health club including 20-metre swimming pool.

Today
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd61/beirutguy/unkowwn.jpg

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd61/beirutguy/unkowwn2.jpg

Those weird things in Maydan Al Kahira...
Taken today
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd61/beirutguy/pilone2-1.jpg

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd61/beirutguy/pilone-1.jpg

^^^ What are those?

^^^ I guess it's advertising board or something

^^I don't think so. My dad thiks that the things they're putting inside are lights, to light the roads at night or something...but we can't be sure before it's completed.

New Movempick Hotel U/C
May 1st 2008
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd61/beirutguy/movempick2.jpg

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd61/beirutguy/movempick.jpg

i have great news guys!!! A new modern tower is going to be built next to Al Wassil Tower!!!

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd61/beirutguy/IMG_0124.jpg

Taken today by me, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

I will open a new thread for it when I take better photos and find more information about it.

Do you remember the name of the project?

A similar looking tower was annonced last year and we have briefly discussed it..
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=492888&highlight=faisaliyah

^^There wasn't any name on the billboard, but there was a website...I don't remember what was it, but I'll take it down next time I pass by it...
But the render on the photo I posted is not the same as in that thread...

Here's a better photo of the billboard, that I took yesterday too...
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd61/beirutguy/IMG_0132.jpg

I can't figure what's the website on the billboard :bash:
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd61/beirutguy/IMG_01311.jpg
Help anyone?? There might be more informations of the website...

I can't figure what's the website on the billboard :bash:
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd61/beirutguy/IMG_01311.jpg
Help anyone?? There might be more informations of the website...


The website tells less!

http://www.amecsite.com/

i heard good news,new real estate company from kuwait recently involve with saudi market and announced two projects in jeddah and another in makkah,jeddah's projects is tower 100F in north Cornish and villas complex near maddinah road,about makkah they are now the owners of Hajer tower (part of abraj al bait towers)!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3021/2553849353_4e0265d695_o.jpg
This is a very nice project. It's topped out, but I couldn't take any photo of the structure itself.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3031/2553849331_e07357d0c6_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3005/2553849335_36093453a8_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3175/2553849343_83dbbe03cb_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3043/2554533458_1c78cd0d88_o.jpg

http://www.asiatraveltips.com/newspics/071/MakkahHotelExterior.jpg

Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts have signed a contract to manage a new hotel in the holy city of Makkah open in 2010.

The Al Diyafa Radisson Hotel will have 256 rooms, state-of-the-art facilities including a separate male and female spa, four restaurants, six meeting rooms and a 1250 square metre ballroom for weddings and banquets.

Jean-Marc Busato, Area Vice President of The Rezidor Hotel Group, said, “This is an important milestone for us to be present in what is considered the holiest city in Islam. This is our sixth Kingdom project which we consider one of our major growth markets.”

The luxury hotel is within walking distance of the Al Diyafa shopping mall and three kilometers from the Haram, or the mosque of the prophet. The hotel will cater for religious tourism and the growing corporate and MICE market.

“We have acquired a good understanding of the Saudi Arabian market and besides developing our first class Radisson brand, we also see a demand for efficient, value for money accommodation for the frequent traveller in the mid market segment,” Jean-Marc added.

Rezidor currently manages four hotels in Riyadh, Jeddah and Yanbu.

Source (http://www.asiatraveltips.com/news07/241-HotelinMakkah.shtml)

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/5410/p1020556um6.jpg


Jameel Square
Offices & commercial use


The Jameel Square development is located in the premier commercial district in the city at the crossroads where Al Andalus Road, a main north-south artery and the prestigious shopping street Tahliya Street intersect. This places the development within a few minutes easy walk of major banks, corporate headquarters and some of the most exclusive shopping malls in the Kingdom.

The development, offering over 38,000 sqm over twelve floors of high-tech building will include 8,000 sqm of
retail space and 28,260 sqm of prime office space.

The building has been designed to incorporate the traditional elegance with the comforts, efficiency and
IT connectivity that modern technology provides. Importantly, Jameel Square boasts the highest ratio of vehicle parking to office and retail space in Jeddah.

Quite simply, Jameel square is the finest and most up to date commercial space available in this bustling business city.

Complementing the building’s exceptional location
and quality will be a management team committed
to delivering the highest quality of service to Jameel Square’s tenants, making their life as problem free
and pleasant as possible.

Source (http://jameelsquare.com/index1.htm)

simple and neat :)
this is what i love

Great add to the Tahlia Street. But, couldn't it be a little bit more in height.

Anyone know anything about a huge development on the east coast right smack on the sea???!

I heard its a Bahraini-Saudi project that will be of a similar sort to Durrat Al Bahrain

actually it's only renovation,near al sahifa district (gold centers area) i think it's belong to bin laden group!

http://www.iku-windows.com/references/plaza/image_preview

Project:
Lotus Plaza in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Cover Cap Facade

Contractor:
PMDC

Architect:
PMDC

Assignment:
7752 m2 Cover Cap Facade Height: 44,5 m

Fulfillment:
2006

Executing Company:
Madarioun/Alumco

Source (http://www.iku-windows.com/references/plaza/view)

SG, thank you that you started using the SOURCE technology in your posts. I hope everyone does.

^^thanks i used to posting the links directly!

btw i noticed when i googling for search about jeddah,tones of results comes from SSC,yeeeeas we occupation the search engines,we need to use Tags in below the pages it's come with last SSC upgrade,it's useful to increase the match!

several projects by ASD Architects

Flying School!

http://www.asdarchitects.com/web/images/Projects for web/02 Commercial/flying school/flying school L/A1 SHEET L1.jpg

http://www.asdarchitects.com/web/images/jv/ow_jv_erga001.jpg

http://www.asdarchitects.com/web/images/ls/ow_ls_a001.jpg

Jeddah

http://www.asdarchitects.com/web/images/Projects for web/02 Commercial/jeddah tower compitition/jeddah tower compitition L/1 L31.jpg

Riyadh

http://www.asdarchitects.com/web/images/Projects for web/02 Commercial/swailem tower/a/a L/001_cover-02 L8.jpg

http://www.asdarchitects.com/web/images/Projects%20for%20web/02%20Commercial/swailem%20tower/b/b%20L/0001%20L11.jpg

http://www.asdarchitects.com/web/images/Projects for web/02 Commercial/swailem tower/b/b L/0001 L15.jpg

http://www.asdarchitects.com/web/images/Projects for web/02 Commercial/olaiya tower/b/b L/a1 size_option 2 L8.jpg

Source (www.asdarchitects.com)

more projects by Architect Maher

Unknown

Full Size (http://lh3.ggpht.com/maher09/Rm_dm6z0c1I/AAAAAAAAAUE/2ogqf-NTk7M/type1-2.jpg)
http://lh3.ggpht.com/maher09/Rm_dm6z0c1I/AAAAAAAAAUE/2ogqf-NTk7M/type1-2.jpg?imgmax=576

Full Size (http://lh5.ggpht.com/maher09/Rm_eQaz0dFI/AAAAAAAAAWE/1N7a_dWdOhA/Untitled-2.jpg)
http://lh5.ggpht.com/maher09/Rm_eQaz0dFI/AAAAAAAAAWE/1N7a_dWdOhA/Untitled-2.jpg?imgmax=512

Jeddah

Princess Tower
Full Size (http://lh6.ggpht.com/maher09/Rm_g4qz0eYI/AAAAAAAAAgc/alZ_dJLZt-Y/test34.jpg)
http://lh6.ggpht.com/maher09/Rm_g4qz0eYI/AAAAAAAAAgc/alZ_dJLZt-Y/test34.jpg?imgmax=512

Riyadh

The headquarters of the Journalists
Full Size (http://lh5.ggpht.com/maher09/Rm_draz0c3I/AAAAAAAAAUU/loUx1qG-P9U/final1.jpg)
http://lh5.ggpht.com/maher09/Rm_draz0c3I/AAAAAAAAAUU/loUx1qG-P9U/final1.jpg?imgmax=512

Source (http://picasaweb.google.com/maher09/MaherWork2007)

^^Thanks SG!! But that last project is the ugliest thing I ever saw!!!

http://www.asdarchitects.com/web/images/Projects%20for%20web/02%20Commercial/swailem%20tower/b/b%20L/0001%20L15.jpg

Very very nice!!! The plot on wich this building is supposed to be built is closed, and there's some activity in it :banana:

Nice renders, Thanks SG.
We've heard a lot on the Princess Tower, is it coming true?
A very nice concept that of Al Swaylem Tower, what is the location Beirut Guy?

^^
http://i30.tinypic.com/wrjgg2.jpg

^^ Je vous remercie beaucoup.

^^Mais il n'y a pas de quoi mon cher XP! I didn't know you speak french too!


_______________________________________________________________________________

Something amazing is happening in Riyadh!!! Since they allowed to build tower on King Fahed Highway, between KIngdom Tower and Faisaliah, I am seeing great things everyday! I went to Al Faisaliah today and on my way, I saw:
-an old building near the new Marriott being demolished
-an old building near the new Obeikan being demolished
-an old building somewhere facing Faisalia being domilshed

That area will look amaizng when done!!!

^^ I didn't have my camera with me, so I couldn't take better photos, sorry for the bad quality.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3040/2592979310_50ed10ecb0_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3167/2592979320_b01f0c9ba3_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3168/2592979322_620c65c943_o.jpg

^^Mais il n'y a pas de quoi mon cher XP! I didn't know you speak french too!




Mon cher, Je parle un peu de français, parlo un po' d'italiano, e sono come sei, a Multiligual. :cheers:

Something amazing is happening in Riyadh!!! Since they allowed to build tower on King Fahed Highway, between KIngdom Tower and Faisaliah, I am seeing great things everyday! I went to Al Faisaliah today and on my way, I saw:
-an old building near the new Marriott being demolished
-an old building near the new Obeikan being demolished
-an old building somewhere facing Faisalia being domilshed

That area will look amaizng when done!!!
lets hope for something great :)

interesting report about jeddah's random areas!
xb2ruLz3xY0

Heard from a friend living in Riyadh that foreigners outside GCC are/will be able to buy property in the kindom. Can anyone verify true/false. Is there a thread here for this

^^ really i have no idea


new decision by the the Cabinet to establish the Jeddah-Dammam train company:
details here, sorry in Arabic only at the moment
http://aleqt.com/news.php?do=show&id=133928
to much to read, I didn't read it anyway :D
btw, I visited the Saudi Rail website and I wished that i didn't.. the last update was on 2005 :(
http://www.saudirailways.org/english/e_default.htm
nonetheless, i visited the Saudi Rail expansion website.. same thing :( the last update was from one year from now. shame shame shame
http://www.saudirailexpansion.com/saudirailexpansion/default.aspx

ps: i'm a big fan of trains, i love anything that move on tracks to the point that i love drawers (they move on tracks also :) )

Hi everyone my name is leetroy and this is my first time posting in skyscrapercity.i have been watching this fourm for about two years know and am amazed in how saudi is develping and in how you guys are working hard to show the world that saudi is an amazing place.

^^ you think so??

Welcome to SSC.

Thanx xp

can you please tell me how i can post pictures from the internet, i tried copying and pasting but it didnt work

Hi everyone my name is leetroy and this is my first time posting in skyscrapercity.i have been watching this fourm for about two years know and am amazed in how saudi is develping and in how you guys are working hard to show the world that saudi is an amazing place.
welcome to the SSC
but why Saudi in particular?

Thanx xp

can you please tell me how i can post pictures from the internet, i tried copying and pasting but it didnt work

in the advanced posting mode you have to click the image http://www.skyscrapercity.com/images/editor/insertimage.gif and paste in the field the web address of the "picture from the internet". You can get its address by right click - properties.

cheers.

thanx again xp

Will am saudi but have been living in canada for the last 8 years and last year was my first in saudi

^^ where in canada?

ottawa

http://farm2static.flickr.com/1435/685646799_2baf...

^^nothing appeared because your photos wasn't end with .jpg

^^ long experience SG!

^^loool

and yes finally i returned my camera inshallah new updates next Saturday!

thirsty to see your updates :drool:

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yo these images are not working

http://massconsultant.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/auto_mall.11882856_std.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1375/686366542_bd9fc8f3f9.jpg?v=0http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1435/685646799_2b7baf46b5.jpg?v=0

Actually whr is da location of the Auto mall???

^^^ Jeddah .King Abdulaziz Rd (AKA King's Rd) north bound, 2 Km before the earth round about.

this is Jeddah's corniche with:
-Aljawhara.
-Lamar towers.
-Dubai towers.

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/8338/87031219yk8.th.jpg (http://img180.imageshack.us/my.php?image=87031219yk8.jpg)

I'm trying now to do most of the approved towers on Jeddah's corneche on google sketch to make a full vision of the corneche towers like:
-Alnawras
-the headquarters
-the diamond.
-diar albahar.
-alfarsi towers.
-corneche 52".
-almutlaq.
if you have any idea guys please tell me,to make the best vision :)

haha, we've waited for so long
http://www.alriyadh.com/2008/07/25/article362307.html

the "high commission for the development of Riyadh" will start TODAY to construct king abdullah's rd tunnel with king abdulaziz rd (known as sahara intersection)
so king abduallah rd will be soon a freeway :)

cheers :D

impresionante el desarrollo

http://http://mgac.com.sa/images/jst3.jpg

Not appear use another website to upload it www.tinypic.com .

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/206/455258133_97d90e7cc7.jpg?v=0

http://www.binjarallah.com/zaibaq/images/project1.jpgLocated in the summer capital of Saudi Arabia, Al Buhairah Resorts Hotel represents a major development in the region. Scope of Works comprised of construction of Hotel Building, Shopping Mall, Administration Building, Mosque, Refreshment Stalls, Main Gate and perimeter fence, Potable Water and Irrigation Water and External Works.

Errm... Qasr Abha hotel was finished years ago!

Photos of the completed hotel: http://ittihadfans.com/fans/showthread.php?t=122835

"The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design" announced in September 2006 that STRUERE’s Hilal (Half Moon) project, a polemical competition entry for the architectural design of the Headquarters Building for the Organization of the Islamic Conference in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia was chosen as a recipient of the prestigious 2006 American Architecture Award. Hilal was chosen along with twenty two other entries from several hundred submissions to the Museum’s Award Program by US and international architecture firms. Other winners included such firms as Herzog & De Meuron, SOM, Michael Maltzan Architecture, etc.

Why this project matters:
In this post-9-11 age of the conflict of civilizations, this western project for an Islamic institution is an important critical engagement of Islamic culture in imagining a new emergent architecture for the 21st century. The project embodies the very type of much needed cultural engagement and dialogue that leads to mutual understanding and enrichment between cultures in lieu of conflict.

This building is designed as an abstract reading of Islamic Culture understood as a movement that has historically given tremendous impetus to the development of sciences and technology.
http://www.azad-hye.net/media/s1/oic-building-01.jpg

hey whr does this project take place?

Jeddah near down town area

hey whr does this project take place?

In Khuzam developments (AKA OIC headquarters)

wooow.......really?....................Is this a fake or real?

no info it just side jeddah sky towers


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By Diana Al-Jassem Saudi Gazette

Jeddah – A new construction project to fix Jeddah’s main roads costing SR120 million has been announced by the Ministry of Transportation.
The project which is a collaboration between the Transportation Ministry and the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs, will include the Al-Haramin road, King Abdul Aziz Airport road, Al-Corniche, and the road linking Jeddah and Damascus.
The Ministry of Transportation said the project was to reduce the increasing congestion on Jeddah’s roads which link several cities in the western region such as Makkah, Madinah and the King Abduallah Economic City.
Mefreh Al-Zahrani, general manager of Traffic and Transportation in the Ministry of Transportation, said the project was also set to reduce congestion on the ring road.
“We are hoping to decrease congestion on the ring road linking Jeddah and Damascus because during the summer months the number of Saudis traveling on the road increases dramatically,” Al-Zahrani said.
He said the project would span 85 kilometers from Jeddah’s north Corniche to Thahban.
The comprehensive plan will include 68 locations in Jeddah.
The Jeddah Municipality will build bridges and tunnels to help keep the Jeddah traffic flowing as part of the plan.
“The Ministry has signed an agreement with the Jeddah municipality to improve two crossings on the Jeddah Madinah highway located in North Jeddah,” he said.
Al-Zahrani said the ring road improvements would also stretch to the Jeddah area.
“We have finished designing the Jeddah ring road and we have plans to link it to the main roads of Jeddah in order to improve traffic inside the city.”
Improvements to the rest of the roads in the Kingdom are still being studied by the Ministry of Transportation. – Okaz

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200 ناطحة سحاب وأبراج بتكلفة 150 مليار ريال في جدة


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تعتزم أمانة جدة خلال السنوات العشر المقبلة تنفيذ إستراتيجية عمرانية جديدة تستهدف تحويل 10 شوارع وطرقات رئيسية إلى ناطحات سحاب وأبراج.
حيث تستهدف إنشاء أكثر من 200 ناطحة سحاب وابراج مرتفعة على شوارع رئيسية مخصصة لذات الغرض وهي : " طريق الملك فهد، وطريق المدينة المنورة، وطريق الأمير ماجد ، وطريق الملك، وطريق الأندلس، وطريق الكورنيش الجنوبي، وشارع فلسطين، وشارع الأمير محمد بن عبدالعزيز، وشارع صاري.
وقدر خبراء في التثمين والتطوير العمراني متوسط تكلفة 200 ناطحة سحاب بـ 150 مليار ريال، ويتراوح سعر الشقة الواحدة من 600 الف ريال إلى مليون ريال ، تتغير حسب سعر العقار وأسعار مواد البناء ، وأن متوسط سعر بناء المتر الواحد من هذه الناطحات يتراوح بين (6-10) الاف ريال.
وبيّن الخبراء تحوّل بوصلة العمران إلى مثل هذه الارتفاعات جاء بعد أن رأت أمانة جدة أن حاجة المدينة بناء على مخطط البناء الجديد والسماح لبناء الارتفاعات على الشوارع والمحاور الرئيسية لمدينة جدة لزيادة الطلب والحاجة عليها حسب التوجه العالمي، ولأنها تعتبر من المشاريع الريادية الجمالية التي تضفي واجهة جميلة للمدينة، حيث توفر المباني السكنية والمراكز التجارية والفنادق في مبنيين.
بالإضافة إلى أنها توفر المساحات الخضراء، مواقف السيارات، والأندية الرياضية، والصالات الرحبة ، والمطاعم، وأماكن الترفيه، كما أن مثل هذه المباني تعتبر مجدية من حيث الاستثمار والتسويق.
وقد جذبت في بداياتها منذ العامين الماضيين مستثمرين عربا وأجانب من الإمارات وبريطانيا وعدد من الدول.
وأوضح المهندس محمد جمال أبو عمارة مساعد أمين جدة للخدمات المركزية أن هذه المشاريع تتراوح بين ارتفاعاتها بين ( 60-250) دورا تصل مساحتها إلى 6 ملايين متر على سطح الأرض، مشيرا إلى أن هناك 30 ناطحة سحاب وبرجا مرتفعا ستقام خلال السنوات الثلاث المقبلة، وتستغرق معظم المشاريع 36 شهرا.
وبيّن المهندس أبو عمارة أنه تم اختيار هذه الطرقات والشوارع لتوفر الخدمات على أن تكون مساحتها 10 كيلو مترات وتخترق أكثر من حي، وبدأت أموال أجنبية وعالمية تدخل للاستثمار في هذا المجال مثل : " ماليزيا وسنغافورة وأمريكا وبريطانيا ".
وسيتم تخصيص الخدمات البلدية للأبراج لتسهيل إجراءات المستثمرين والحفاظ على أوقاتهم وتعاملهم وتم تفريغ إدارة خاصة لهذا الغرض، وكل إدارة تبحث مع الزمن لتوفير الخدمات للمشاريع.
وأوضح أبو عمارة أن مدينة جدة تشهد مرحلة انتقالية من مرحلة القلق والخوف من الارتفاعات إلى الناطحات والأبراج المرتفعة في شوارع وطرق محددة، ستظهر كمنتج لمخطط محلي مميز، حيث كانت خلال الفترة الماضية يتم تحديد الارتفاعات إلى قرابة 12 دورا.
بينما اختلف الوضع في الوقت الراهن بعد إجراء الدراسات والتي بيّنت إمكانية إنشاء مثل تلك الارتفاعات بنواحٍ جمالية، لاسيما في ظل وجود قرابة 70في المائة من الأراضي الفضاء في تلك الشوارع والطرقات والتي من الممكن أن تستوعب أضخم ناطحات سحاب وأبراج مرتفعة في المنطقة.
تكلفة الانشاءات
وقدّر المهندس طلال عبدالله سمرقندي خبير التطوير العمراني ومدير عام الخطوط المعمارية وعضو لجنة المكاتب الهندسية واللجنة العقارية بغرفة جدة ونائب رئيس شعبة العمارة في الهيئة السعودية أن تكلفة إنشاء 200 برج وناطحة سحاب تقدر بقرابة 150 مليار تقريبا بمتوسط كل برج أكثر من 80 دورًا ، وأن سعر المتر المربع في المباني المرتفعة 6000 ريال.
وكشف سمرقندي النقاب عن 3 أبراج وناطحة سحاب : « برج المطلق بزنس أفينيو بارتفاع 81 دورا ، وبمساحة مباني 150 ألف متر مربع، بدون سعر الأرض، بتكلفة تقدر 60 مليون ريال ، على الكورنيش.
ويستغرق إنشاؤها 24 شهرا منذ بدء المشروع الذي في مرحلته النهائية من الدراسة، وبرج التوحيد بارتفاع 30 دورا على الكورنيش أمام ميدان التوحيد، وبتكلفة 120 مليون ريال.
ومن المتوقع أن يتم إنشاؤه خلال 18 شهرا بمساحة 30 ألف متر مربع، وبرج عارفكو ، بارتفاع 45 دورا، وبتكلفة 150 مليون ريال على مساحة 30 ألف متر مربع على الكورنيش، ويوجد ابراج كنان تقدر تكلفتها بـ 1,600,000 ألف وستمائة مليون ريال» .
وبيّن المهندس سمرقندي أن فكرة وتوجّه أمانة جدة للبدء بالسماح ببناء الارتفاعات العالمية مثل الأبراج وناطحات السحاب بناء على الحاجة.
وثبت للإمانة من خلال المخطط الجديد للبناء بضرورة السماح للبناء بمدينة جدة على الشوارع الرئيسية والمحاور التجارية مثل تلك التي تقع على : ( طريق الكورنيش وطريق الملك والمدينة وشارع الملك فهد ، وشارع الأمير ماجد، وشارع صاري ، وشارع فلسطين، وشارع الأمير محمد بن عبدالعزيز ).
ثم بدأ المستثمرون بالبدء بضخ أموالهم بتلك المشاريع لتعطي الأرض قيمة أفضل ، ولكي كذلك يستفاد من عملية التسويق من الواجهات.
معتبرا أن هذا التوجه هو توجه استثماري، ومساحة البناء واحدة، وكتلة البناء الإجمالية واحدة، حيث يسمى هذا النظام» نظام الكتلة وهو موجود بالمملكة منذ أكثر من 24 سنة.
ولكن في جدة بدأ تفعيله خلال السنتين الماضيتين، وتوجه ناطحات السحاب وبناء المباني المرتفعة هو توجه عالمي.
حيث يوجد في مدينة دبي 250 برجا وناطحة سحاب ، وفي دولة الصين مدينة شنغهاي 600 ناطحة سحاب، وأعتبر في الوقت ذاته أن الارتفاعات التي تزيد عن 30 دورا أو 100 متر تصنف من ناطحات السحاب في مدينة مثل مدينة جدة،
وأتفق في تقدير تكلفة إنشاء ناطحات السحاب فيصل أحمد بادخن الخبير والمثمن العقاري المعتمد وعضو اللجنة العقارية بغرفة جدة.
حيث قدّر قيمة البرج الواحد الذي يزيد عن 80 دورا بسعر 800 مليون ريال، والبرج الذي يصل إلى 100 دور بقرابة مليار ريال، أي أن تكلفة 200 برج وناطحة سحاب تقدر بقيمة 200 مليار ريال في الوقت الراهن ، ولكن تتغير هذه الأسعار حسب قيمة الأرض وقيمة مواد البناء.
وأعتبر بادخن أن هذه المشاريع تعطي انطباعا متميزا ، وستجذب رؤوس الأموال الأجنبية، وستزيد من بناء المزيد من هذه الارتفاعات التي تواكب متطلبات العصر الحالي.
كما أن هذه الارتفاعات الكبيرة والعصرية تعطي متنفسا للناس من حيث الجمال والترفيه والراحة، حيث توفر المساحات الخضراء . مواقف السيارات، النادي الصحي ، الأمان، ولكن هذا المنتج العقاري ستباع وحداته أو شققه بسعر مرتفع لا يقل متوسط سعر الشقة الواحدة بين 500 الف إلى مليون ريال .
مشيرا إلى أن هذه الأسعار لا تناسب الشريحة الكبيرة من المجتمع إلا أنها تعتبر منتجات عقارية مجدية ولكنها مكلفة، وتتنوع من حيث التصميم والشكل إلى أبراج سكنية ومكاتب تجارية ومراكز تجارية.
وبعض الأبراج الفندقية، والمكاتب الإدارية، ولفت إلى أن مدينة جدة لا تزال تفتقر لإنشاء المزيد من هذه المنتجات العقارية. حيث يوجد نقص كبير في المكاتب المناسبة من حيث الموقع والخدمات.

المصدر : جريدة المدينة
الثلاثاء, 12 أغسطس 2008

can you translate the article in english please
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thanx

Secretariat intends to Jeddah during the next ten years implement a strategy aimed at turning up new 10 streets and roads to major skyscrapers and towers.

Aims at building more than 200 skyscraper towers high on the streets of major earmarked for the same purpose, namely: "by King Fahd, and through Medina, and by Prince Majed, and by the King, through Andalusia, and through the southern Corniche, Palestine Street, Prince Mohammed bin Al-Aziz, Sary Street.

The experts estimated valuation and development in the urban average cost of 200 skyscraper b 150 billion riyals, and a single flat rate ranging from 600 thousand to one million riyals riyals, varies depending on the price of real estate prices and construction materials, and the average price per square metre building of the ramming of between (6 -- 10) thousand riyals.

The shift among experts compass built to such rises came after the secretariat of Jeddah found that the city needed at the planned new construction and to allow for the construction soars on the streets and the main axes of the city of Jeddah to increase demand and the need for global orientation by, but it is one of the pilot projects that give aesthetic interface beautiful Of the city, where the availability of residential buildings and shopping malls, hotels in the two buildings.

In addition, it provides green spaces, car parks, sports clubs, lounges and the vast, restaurants, entertainment venues, such as buildings that are meaningful in terms of investment and marketing.

Has attracted since its beginnings in the past two years with Arab and foreign investors from the UAE and Britain and a number of countries.
He explained Mohamed Jamal Abu-Amara Assistant Secretary of Jeddah for the central services that these projects ranging from heights between (60-250) played up to 6 million square meters of the earth's surface, pointing out that there were 30 skyscraper and a high tower will be set up during the next three years, and will take Most projects in 36 months.

The Engineer Abu-Amara was the choice of these roads and streets to provide services to be 10 square kilometers and penetrate more than a neighborhood, and started foreign funds and global intervention to invest in this area, such as: "Malaysia and Singapore, America and Britain."
The municipal services will be allocated to the towers to facilitate procedures for investors and preserve their time and their dealings were unloading a special department for this purpose, each time with management looking to provide services for projects.

He explained that Abu-Amara city of Jeddah witnessed a transition from the stage of anxiety and fear of ramming rises to towers and high streets and in specific ways, appear to outline a local product characteristic, as the U.S. during the last period is determined rises to nearly 12 role.

While the situation is different for the time being after the studies, which indicated the possibility of establishing such Rises aesthetic aspects, especially in the presence of nearly 70 per cent of the land space in those streets and roads that could accommodate the largest skyscrapers and towers high in the region.


The cost of construction
It was estimated Talal Abdullah Al-Samarkandi urban development expert and director general outline architectural committee and member of the engineering offices and the Jeddah Chamber of Real Estate and Vice Chairman of the Division of Architecture in Saudi that the cost of establishing 200 Tower skyscraper, estimated at nearly 150 billion average of almost every tower more than 80 role, and the price per metre Box in 6000 the high buildings riyals.


A Samarkandi unveiled 3 towers and skyscraper: «absolute Business Tower Avenue at 81 Dora, an area of buildings and 150 thousand square meters, without the price of the land, at an estimated cost of 60 million riyals, on the corniche.

It takes its inception 24 months since the start of the project in its final phase of the study, standardization tower at 30 played on the Corniche in front of the field of standardization, and cost 120 million riyals.

It is expected to be established within 18 months, an area of 30 thousand square meters, Burj Arvko, played at 45, at a cost of 150 million riyals on an area of 30 thousand square meters on the corniche, and there towers Kannan estimated at 1600000 thousand six hundred million rials ».
Al-Samarkandi and that the idea of Jeddah and directed the secretariat to begin allowing the building elevations, such as the World towers and skyscrapers on the basis of need.

Proved to the secretariat through the new scheme of building the need to allow the building in Jeddah on the main streets and commercial hubs such as those located at: (Corniche road and through the city and King Street, King Fahd, Prince Majed Street, Sary Street, Palestine Street, Prince Street Abdulaziz bin Mohammed).

Then investors started to pump their money to start these projects to give the Earth a better value, and so also learned from the process of marketing facade.

He said that this trend is the direct investment, an area of the building and one block and one overall construction, as called this system »bloc system and he is the Kingdom for more than 24 years.

But in Jeddah began activated during the past two years, and draws skyscrapers and high buildings is a global orientation.

Where in the city of Dubai tower and 250 skyscraper, and in the city of Shanghai, China State 600 skyscraper, said at the same time rises in excess of 30 played or 100 meters from the classified skyscrapers in the city such as Jeddah .

It was agreed in estimating the cost of constructing skyscrapers Faisal Ahmad fumes octagon real estate expert and approved the Land Commission and member Chamber of Jeddah.


Where an estimated value of the tower one-over 80 played at 800 million rials, which tower up to the role of nearly 100 billion riyals, or that the cost of 200 Tower skyscraper and the estimated value of 200 billion riyals at the present time, but these prices change as the value of land and valuable materials Construction.

He fumes that these projects give the distinct impression, and attracting foreign capital, and will further build more such rises, which kept pace with the requirements of the current era.

Nor are these big rises and modern give an outlet for people in terms of beauty, recreation and amenities, providing green spaces. Parking, health club, safety, but this product will be sold by real estate units or apartments at a high rate of at least one apartment, the average price between 500 thousand to one million riyals.

He pointed out that these prices do not fit the large segment of society but are products of real meaningful but inexpensive, and vary in terms of design and format to the towers of residential and commercial offices and commercial centers.

Some hotel towers, administrative offices, and pointed out that the city of Jeddah is still lacking to create more of these products to real estate. Where there is a significant shortfall in the appropriate offices in terms of location and services.

السبت, 16 أغسطس 2008
القاهرة : احمد عناني


قال تحليل اقتصادي ان المملكة تسعى إلى التفوق في مجال الانشاء والتعمير بصورة كبيرة يمكن ان تتفوق بها على بعض العواصم العربية وتحديدا الخليجية في النهضة التي تشهدها في مجال العقار والتشييد، وقال التحليل الصادر عن مجلس العلاقات الخارجية ، وهو مؤسسة تفكير أمريكية بارزة مقرها الرئيسي نيويورك : إن إعلان المملكة مؤخرا عن عزمها بناء برج بارتفاع ميل كامل ، وهو ما يزيد عن ضعف الارتفاع المخطط أن يصل إليه برج دبي في الإمارات العربية المتحدة ، الذي مازال العمل به جاريا، يضع المملكة على عتبة البلدان التي تهتم ببناء الابراج العملاقة”وهو مايؤكد خطوات تقوم بها امانة جدة لبناء اكثر من 200 ناطحة سحاب وابراج في مدينة جدة” ، وقال التحليل الذي بثته وكالة أنباء أمريكا” إن أرابيك” ، إن الاقتراح السعودي يمثل « جزءا من سلسلة جريئة من المشروعات التي تهدف إلى تجديد النظام الاقتصادي بأكمله في الجزيرة العربية «.
و أضاف التحليل إلى أن المملكة تقوم حاليا بالفعل ببناء ستة مدن صناعية ، يتم بناء كل منها بالقرب من مناطق نشاط أحد القطاعات الصناعية ، حيث تقول المملكة إن هذه المدن سوف ترفع إجمالي الناتج المحلي للمملكة بمقدار 150 بليون دولار، أي بزيادة تبلغ حوالي 50 بالمائة.
وقال التحليل عن خطط المملكة بهذا الشأن إنها « تسعى إلى تحقيق ضعف النجاح الذي حققته دبي « ، مشيرا إلى أن الكويت وقطر ودولا أخرى في مجلس التعاون الخليجي تخطط أيضا للتوسع التجاري ، وإن كان بمعدل أقل من المملكة.
لكن التحليل قال :إنه رغم أن هذا النمو يأتي من خارج صناعة النفط فإن هذا النمو « لم يكن ممكنا لولا عائدات النفط «.
وأضاف التحليل: « إن المنطقة تضم ثلاثة من أكبر منتجي النفط في العالم ، وهي المملكة ، الإمارات العربية المتحدة ، الكويت ، كما أن قطر والسعودية والإمارات وعمان يحتلون مرتبة مهمة كمنتجين للغاز الطبيعي « ، مشيرا إلى أن جميع هذه الدول « تقوم بخطوات لجعل اقتصادها أكثر مرونة واستدامة ، ومع ذلك فإن خبراء يقولون إن الفترة الانتقالية تأتي محملة بالمخاطر».
وتابع التحليل أن « القطاعات غير النفطية في دول مجلس التعاون الخليجي الست... وصل متوسط معدل النمو السنوي بها حوالي 7 في المائة خلال الخمس سنوات الماضي ، وهو ما يزيد عن ضعف معدل نمو الاقتصاد الأمريكي خلال نفس الفترة «.
واستشهد التقرير بما قاله الخبير الاقتصادي أسامة غيث رئيس القسم الاقتصادي و نائب رئيس تحرير جريدة الأهرام من انه خلال العامين السابقين تضاعف الناتج المحلى الاجمالى في المملكة ثلاث مرات و هذا يرجع بالدرجة الأولى إلى ارتفاع أسعار النفط الذي يعد المصدر الرئيس للناتج المحلى الاجمالى في المملكة و هذا أثر ليس فقط على الناتج المحلى الاجمالى بل أثر أيضا على ارتفاع فوائض الميزانية العامة و على قدرة المملكة على زيادة الأنفاق في الميزانية العامة بكافة صورها و أشكالها سواء كان إنفاق جارى أو إنفاق استثماري و الفوائض الضخمة في الميزانية مكنت بشكل مباشر و رئيسي المملكة أن تخطط لبرامج استثمارية طموحة في مجال البنية الأساسية و في مجال الإنتاج و الخدمات العامة و أضاف غيث إلى انه أيضا أدى زيادة الناتج المحلى الاجمالى في المملكة إلى الارتقاء في مستويات المعيشة للمواطنين و توفير دعم اكبر لغير القادرين و هذا في النهاية يؤدى إلى قوة اقتصادية كبيرة و إلى النظر في إعادة هيكلة النظام الاقتصادي السعودي على أسس كبيرة بحادثة أكثر تقدمية و يؤدى إلى زيادة إمكانيات كبيرة لتؤكد موقع الاقتصاد السعودي باعتباره الاقتصاد الأقوى و الأول في المنطقة خلال الفترة السابقة 0


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seems the recent kingdom targets to build vertical Building is attracting the medias in west!
it talked about jeddah's 200 skyscraper that Has been announced these week & the mile tower! it is more analyzing than a report!

His economic analysis that the Kingdom seeks to excellence in the field of construction and reconstruction could be significantly superior to some Arab capitals, specifically in the Gulf renaissance taking place in the area of real estate and construction, said the analysis by the Council on Foreign Relations, a prominent American institution thinking New York headquarters: The declaration of the Kingdom recently its intention to build a full mile high tower, which is more than twice the height planned to reach the Burj Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, which is still operating under way, it places the Kingdom on the threshold of the countries interested in building the giant towers "It underlines the strides By the secretariat of Jeddah to build more than 200 skyscraper towers in the city of Jeddah, "and said the analysis aired by the American news agency that" Rabin, "The Saudi proposal is« part of a series of bold projects that aim to renew the entire economic system in the Arabian Peninsula «.
Analysis and added that the Kingdom is already building six industrial cities, are building their respective areas of activity near one of the industrial sectors, where the Kingdom says that these cities will raise the GDP of the Kingdom increased by 150 billion dollars, an increase of about 50 percent.
His analysis on the plans Kingdom in this regard it «is striving to achieve twice the success of the Dubai«, pointing out that Kuwait, Qatar and other countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council also plans to expand trade, albeit at less than the Kingdom.
But the analysis said: Although this growth comes from outside the oil industry, this growth «not have been possible without oil revenues«.
His analysis: «The zone comprises three of the largest oil producers in the world, namely Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Qatar and Saudi Arabia, UAE and Oman topping the task as producers of natural gas«, pointing out that all these countries «take steps to make its economy more Flexibility and sustainability, however, experts say that the transitional period comes loaded with risks ».
The analysis continued that the «non-oil sectors in the GCC states six ... The average annual growth rate of about 7 per cent during the past five years, more than twice the rate of growth of U.S. economy during the same period «.
The report cited what he said economic expert Osama Ghaith Head of the Economic Section, deputy chief editor of Al Ahram that during the previous two years, doubling the GDP in the kingdom three times and this is due primarily to higher oil prices, which is the main source of GDP in the Kingdom and this Impact not only on GDP, but also the impact of rising budget surpluses Assembly and the Kingdom's ability to increase spending in the general budget in all its forms and manifestations, whether spending or investment expenditure, Gary and huge surpluses in the budget directly, and enabled the Kingdom to plan a major programme Ambitious investment in infrastructure and in production and public services, Ghaith added that he also led the rise in GDP in the Kingdom to upgrade the living standards of citizens and provide greater support for patients and this ultimately leads to great economic power and to consider In restructuring the economic system based on a large Saudi incident more progressive and lead to increased possibilities of a large site to confirm the Saudi economy as a stronger economy and the first in the region during the previous
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Saturday, August 16, 2008
CAIRO: Ahmed Annan


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His economic analysis that the Kingdom seeks to excellence in the field of construction and reconstruction could be significantly superior to some Arab capitals, specifically in the Gulf renaissance taking place in the area of real estate and construction, said the analysis by the Council on Foreign Relations, a prominent American institution thinking New York headquarters: The declaration of the Kingdom has recently indicated its intention tower building at full mile, which is more than twice the height planned to reach the Burj Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, which is still operating under way, it places the Kingdom on the threshold of the countries interested in building the giant towers "It underlines the strides By the secretariat of Jeddah to build more than 200 skyscraper towers in the city of Jeddah, "and said the analysis aired by the American news agency that" Rabin, "The Saudi proposal is« part of a series of bold projects that aim to renew the entire economic system in the Arabian Peninsula «.
Analysis and added that the Kingdom is already building six industrial cities, are building their respective areas of activity near one of the industrial sectors, where the Kingdom says that these cities will raise the GDP of the Kingdom increased by 150 billion dollars, an increase of about 50 percent.
His analysis on the plans Kingdom in this regard it «is striving to achieve twice the success of the Dubai«, pointing out that Kuwait, Qatar and other countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council also plans to expand trade, albeit at less than the Kingdom.
But the analysis said: Although this growth comes from outside the oil industry, this growth «not have been possible without oil revenues«.
His analysis: «The zone comprises three of the largest oil producers in the world, namely Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Qatar and Saudi Arabia, UAE and Oman topping the task as producers of natural gas«, pointing out that all these countries «take steps to make its economy more Flexibility and sustainability, however, experts say that the transitional period comes loaded with risks ».
The analysis continued that the «non-oil sectors in the GCC states six ... The average annual growth rate of about 7 per cent during the past five years, more than twice the rate of growth of U.S. economy during the same period «.
The report cited what he said economic expert Osama Ghaith Head of the Economic Section, deputy chief editor of Al Ahram that during the previous two years, doubling the GDP in the kingdom three times and this is due primarily to higher oil prices, which is the main source of GDP in the Kingdom and this Impact not only on GDP, but also the impact of rising budget surpluses Assembly and the Kingdom's ability to increase spending in the general budget in all its forms and manifestations, whether spending or investment expenditure, Gary and huge surpluses in the budget directly, and enabled the Kingdom to plan a major programme Ambitious investment in infrastructure and in production and public services, Ghaith added that he also led the rise in GDP in the kingdom to upgrade the living standards of citizens and provide greater support for patients and this ultimately leads to great economic power and to consider In restructuring the economic system based on a large Saudi incident more progressive and lead to increased possibilities of a large site to confirm the Saudi economy as a stronger economy and the first in the region during the previous period 0

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Slated to redefine the smart buildings concept in Saudi Arabia, the project will enhance the living experience with smart technology features such as fully automatic lighting, multimedia, cooling, home entertainment and communications systems and Wifi access.

The MoU was signed recently between Abdulmalik Fathaddin, President of Kinan and Mr. Michel Kilzi, CEO of ActiveMania.

Under the MOU, ActiveMania will work on the infrastructure which will be built by CISCO, and supply all smart systems to create a unique lifestyle experience at Kinan's mega project located at the intersection of King Abdullah road and Al-Andalus Street in Jeddah. The project consists of residential apartments, a 5-star hotel, high-end retail complexes for world famous brands, and hanging gardens, the first of its kind in Saudi Arabia.

ActiveMania's responsibilities include providing state-of-the-art smart solutions, assisting Kinan in setting the standards for smart homes and connected communities, ensuring the comfort and luxury aspects of smart lifestyle applications and coordinating with other Kinan providers to connect all systems to one central platform for smooth and efficient operations.

During the signing of the agreement Eng. Fathaddin said, 'Kinan strives to provide the best technological services for buildings equipped with smart systems. The real estate sector in Saudi Arabia is witnessing consistent growth.'

Through the project Kinan aims to be one of the most innovative real estate developers in Saudi Arabia. In 2005 and 2006, Kinan won the 'Best Real Estate Developer' award for building and operating several large commercial malls in Saudi Arabia. The company's profile currently has 11 commercial malls in addition to 'Albasateen Suburb' housing project in Yanbu, which consists of 200 villas. Kinan was founded by Savola in 2005 and holding a capital of SR1.7bn.

ActiveMania, founded in 1999, has a presence in all GCC countries and other Arab countries. It has forged strategic partnerships with several IT companies such as Microsoft, Intel and Cisco Systems as part of its plan to expand globally.

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Saudi Gazette report
18 AUGUST 2008

JEDDAH – SR9 billion has been allocated for various Jeddah Mayoralty’s projects in the 2009 budget, Director General of the General Administration for Projects at Jeddah Mayoralty, Dr. Ahmad Banafe’a, said.
He said the total value of mayoralty’s executed projects has reached about SR3.5 billion with SR1.5 billion projects currently under execution and SR2 billion planned for future projects, Al-Hayat quoted him as saying.
He said the mayoralty is not seeking to replace its contractors.
In order to achieve goals, the mayoralty convened a meeting with contractors involved in Jeddah projects.
Engineer Adel Faqeeh, Mayor of Jeddah, said the mayoralty is keen to identify the problems faced by the contractors and do all it could to correct the situation.
On Wednesday, Jeddah mayoralty also announced the setting up of four health parks across the city.