MADDINAH l PRO l Knowledge City.

Riyadhi · June 18th, 2006, 05:40 PM

The King announced it today during his visit to Madina.

The only photo from SPA,

vc15nets · June 18th, 2006, 05:57 PM

Expansion of Prophet’s Mosque to Make Room for 270,000 More
P.K. Abdul Ghafour, Arab News

King Abdullah, accompanied by Sheikh Saleh Al-Hossain, Prince Abdul Aziz ibn Majed and other top officials, enters the Raudah Shareef at the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah to offer prayers on Saturday. (SPA)

MADINAH, 18 June 2006 — A number of major welfare projects worth SR9 billion, including expansion of the Prophet’s Mosque to create space for 270,000 additional worshippers, three hospitals and a university campus, will be launched in Madinah by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah during his current visit to the holy city, informed sources said.

The king arrived in Madinah yesterday from the central region of Qasim on the seventh leg of a national tour that has taken him to Jubail, Alkhobar, Qatif, Ahsa and Hail. Crown Prince Sultan, Interior Minister Prince Naif, Prince Khaled ibn Faisal, deputy commander of the National Guard for the Western Region, and other top officials, received the king at Madinah Airport.

The expansion of the eastern courtyard of the Prophet’s Mosque and the setting up of 182 large umbrellas to provide shade around the building will create additional prayer area for a total of 270,000 worshippers at a time, the sources said. The expansion, ordered by the king, will cost SR4.7 billion, Madinah Governor Prince Abdul Aziz ibn Majed said.

Abdullah will also launch the Taiba University campus project that includes the establishment of a 400-bed university hospital and five colleges for dentistry, pharmacology, applied sciences, computer engineering, and science. The king will open a 500-bed maternity and children’s hospital and the new headquarters of the Madinah Governorate and lay the foundation stone for the 200-bed National Guard Hospital, the sources said.

The maternity and children’s hospital, the largest such facility in Madinah, was built at a cost of SR447 million. Health Minister Dr. Hamad Al-Manie said his ministry planned to establish new hospitals and health centers across the country to extend better health care for citizens and residents.

Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeea, director general of health affairs at the National Guard, said the new National Guard Hospital in Madinah would have specialty clinics for internal medicine, heart diseases, pediatrics, maternity, ophthalmology and dentistry.

Madinah Governor Abdul Aziz said the king’s visit to Madinah reflected the special place it has in the hearts of the Saudi leadership. He also commended the king for making necessary financial allocations for the expansion of the Prophet’s Mosque, the second holiest mosque in Islam, and for his efforts to enhance the facilities and welfare of both citizens and pilgrims.

In a related development, a number of Saudis including businessmen, have called for the expansion of the airport in Madinah, in line with the city’s position as the second largest gateway for pilgrims after Jeddah. “Prince Muhammad Regional Airport in Madinah deserves expansion and modernization to receive flights from all over the world,” said Abdullah Al-Raheeli, a businessman. “At present I have to travel to Jeddah in order to get an international flight,” he added.

King Abdullah yesterday visited the Prophet’s Mosque to offer prayers and pay respect to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and his caliphs. He later attended a reception held by the people of Madinah. More than 30,000 people took part in the ceremony that included an opera staged by about 2,000 artists.

Riyadhi · June 18th, 2006, 08:15 PM

King Abdullah bin AbdulAziz launches Knowledge Economic City

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin AbdulAziz Alsaud launched the Knowledge Economic City (KEC) in Madinah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday.

The project is the first of its kind and the third economic city in Saudi Arabia to be initiated by the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) in an aggressive bid to repatriate capital and attract value-added foreign investments. The move is part of efforts hoped to develop the Kingdom's regions in a hi-tech manner while easing mounting pressure off the country's three major cities' infrastructures.

At the directives of King Abdullah, SAGIA liaised with a Consortium of Saudi investors lead by Savola Group to develop an economic city dedicated to knowledge-based industries (KBI). The Consortium-Savola Group Co., PMDC, Taibah Investment & Real Estate Development Co., and Quad International Real Estate Development Co.-along with the King Abdullah Foundation formed an investment vehicle to develop an economic city based on KBI. The new city, named 'Knowledge Economic City' will be developed on a 4.8 million m2 land while the built up area will near 9 million m2 attracting some 25 billion Saudi riyals ($6.7 billion) worth of investments. The project will add 20,000 new jobs to the region.

The city will comprise various zones designed to compliment each other; a technology and KBI zone; an advanced IT studies institute; an interactive museum on the life of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH); a center for Islamic civilization studies; a campus for medical research and life sciences; an integrated medical services zone; a retail zone; a business district; residential zones including high rises, houses, and fully-serviced apartments; shopping malls; and a mosque with a 10,000 worshipper capacity.

Transportation within KEC will be facilitated via a ring road above which rises a monorail connecting the city to neighboring Grand Mosque of Madinah within minutes. This monorail will be tethered to the planned train station thus tapping into the railway access to Makkah, Yanbou, the King Abdullah Economic City as well as the port city of Jeddah.

SAGIA played a pivotal role in the conceptualization of the project. 'The King's vision to develop an economic city based on KBI is a forward looking step and the development will boost the region's chances to attract investments hoped to overhaul services in Madinah,' commented Amr Dabbagh, governor of SAGIA.

'This vital project falls well within plans to upgrade the Kingdom's regions in a sustainable fashion taking into consideration each region's competitive advantages. Given Madinah's historic stance as the launch pad of Islamic culture by Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) more than 14 centuries ago, the KEC project is a renaissance of sorts as Madinah will be used to launch the knowledge-based industries,'

added Dabbagh.
Governor Amr Dabbagh pointed out that the three economic cities launched to date by SAGIA are in line with its strategy to promote investments into the country's sectors that propose the best competitive advantages, namely, energy, transportation, and KBI. The first economic city launched December 2005 in Rabegh (the King Abdullah Economic City) focused on promoting energy- and transportation-related industries, while the second economic city launched last week in Hayel (the Prince AbdulAziz bin Mousaed Economic City) is designed around transportation and related logistical services. This latest city in Madinah captures the essence of SAGIA's third focus, knowledge-based industries (KBI), concluded Dabbagh.

The Knowledge Economic City project is a culmination of efforts by a group of leading Saudi companies to develop an economic city to the east of Madinah that is planned to become an international KBI icon. The total built up area will reach 8.8 million m2 including 4,000 stores and 30,000 residential units that will house 200,000 inhabitants.

gohorns · June 19th, 2006, 04:57 AM

I don't understand why this "Knowledge Economic City" has to be built in Madinah. Apparently there will be institutions of education and research. Now if that is the case, aren't they ever going to want to have non-muslims in those institutions? I don't know this city's proximity to Madinah but non-muslims aren't allowed there. I guess if they thought this through, the project will be outside Madinah's city limits.

Riyadhi · June 19th, 2006, 08:49 AM

drmadham · June 19th, 2006, 09:47 AM

wow..

this is very good news.

Riyadhi · June 26th, 2006, 06:35 PM

safqa_tijariya · June 26th, 2006, 08:41 PM

riyadhi why is your post empty?

It might be a problem maybe if you linked images they arent appearing?

Ginza · June 27th, 2006, 12:12 AM

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Riyadhi · June 27th, 2006, 01:47 AM

Sorry, there was a problem with the host that I uploaded the pictures to. Now I uploaded them to another host. Also sorry for the bad quliaty of those rendres.

Kasheer · June 27th, 2006, 08:15 AM

oh my!

safqa_tijariya · June 27th, 2006, 10:03 PM

oh my god it looks wonderful, there is also going to be a train? look at the last pic.

Kasheer · June 27th, 2006, 10:06 PM

i love that covered souq

yusef · June 27th, 2006, 10:16 PM

When will construction begin? And when is this expected to be complete?

Thanx

Riyadhi · June 28th, 2006, 12:51 AM

They'll announce full details about the scope of the project in September, i think.

Riyadhi · July 1st, 2006, 04:35 PM

shayan · July 1st, 2006, 08:11 PM

nice

me like :P

***Saudi guy*** · July 3rd, 2006, 08:55 PM

king abdulah want all pepole live in laxures life ,Just less one year when he was king and now many citys will apear by him
THINKS YOU ABDULAH

M.A.Z.3.N · July 4th, 2006, 03:59 PM

I think "luxurious life" isn't what we need in saudi arabia, we need more important things than "luxurious life", we need better education system, we need better communications system (although STC makes huge profits

it's the worst communication company in the world). and since this thread considers "Al-Madina Al-Monawara" I think they should think about fixing its rusty streets before they think about "$7 Billion Knowledge City for Madina".

Have a good day
M.A.Z.3.N

***Saudi guy*** · July 4th, 2006, 04:17 PM

hi M.A.Z.3.N
as i seen in jeddah many road rebuild with new bridge & tunel and remove that stupid pik
about education

you are right about these point ,
my opinion that saudi aren't suitabl to be ticher

finly you can go to mobily it's better and chip or orbit to use internet

June 18th, 2006, 05:40 PM	#1
Riyadhi Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,026	MADDINAH l PRO l Knowledge City. The King announced it today during his visit to Madina. The only photo from SPA,

June 18th, 2006, 08:15 PM	#3
Riyadhi Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,026	So this will be the third Economic City King Abdullah bin AbdulAziz launches Knowledge Economic City The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin AbdulAziz Alsaud launched the Knowledge Economic City (KEC) in Madinah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday. The project is the first of its kind and the third economic city in Saudi Arabia to be initiated by the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) in an aggressive bid to repatriate capital and attract value-added foreign investments. The move is part of efforts hoped to develop the Kingdom's regions in a hi-tech manner while easing mounting pressure off the country's three major cities' infrastructures. At the directives of King Abdullah, SAGIA liaised with a Consortium of Saudi investors lead by Savola Group to develop an economic city dedicated to knowledge-based industries (KBI). The Consortium-Savola Group Co., PMDC, Taibah Investment & Real Estate Development Co., and Quad International Real Estate Development Co.-along with the King Abdullah Foundation formed an investment vehicle to develop an economic city based on KBI. The new city, named 'Knowledge Economic City' will be developed on a 4.8 million m2 land while the built up area will near 9 million m2 attracting some 25 billion Saudi riyals ($6.7 billion) worth of investments. The project will add 20,000 new jobs to the region. The city will comprise various zones designed to compliment each other; a technology and KBI zone; an advanced IT studies institute; an interactive museum on the life of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH); a center for Islamic civilization studies; a campus for medical research and life sciences; an integrated medical services zone; a retail zone; a business district; residential zones including high rises, houses, and fully-serviced apartments; shopping malls; and a mosque with a 10,000 worshipper capacity. Transportation within KEC will be facilitated via a ring road above which rises a monorail connecting the city to neighboring Grand Mosque of Madinah within minutes. This monorail will be tethered to the planned train station thus tapping into the railway access to Makkah, Yanbou, the King Abdullah Economic City as well as the port city of Jeddah. SAGIA played a pivotal role in the conceptualization of the project. 'The King's vision to develop an economic city based on KBI is a forward looking step and the development will boost the region's chances to attract investments hoped to overhaul services in Madinah,' commented Amr Dabbagh, governor of SAGIA. 'This vital project falls well within plans to upgrade the Kingdom's regions in a sustainable fashion taking into consideration each region's competitive advantages. Given Madinah's historic stance as the launch pad of Islamic culture by Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) more than 14 centuries ago, the KEC project is a renaissance of sorts as Madinah will be used to launch the knowledge-based industries,' added Dabbagh. Governor Amr Dabbagh pointed out that the three economic cities launched to date by SAGIA are in line with its strategy to promote investments into the country's sectors that propose the best competitive advantages, namely, energy, transportation, and KBI. The first economic city launched December 2005 in Rabegh (the King Abdullah Economic City) focused on promoting energy- and transportation-related industries, while the second economic city launched last week in Hayel (the Prince AbdulAziz bin Mousaed Economic City) is designed around transportation and related logistical services. This latest city in Madinah captures the essence of SAGIA's third focus, knowledge-based industries (KBI), concluded Dabbagh. The Knowledge Economic City project is a culmination of efforts by a group of leading Saudi companies to develop an economic city to the east of Madinah that is planned to become an international KBI icon. The total built up area will reach 8.8 million m2 including 4,000 stores and 30,000 residential units that will house 200,000 inhabitants.

June 19th, 2006, 09:47 AM	#6
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shayan Prince of Persia Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Shiraz, Randstad Posts: 2,043	nice me like :P __________________ sixty years ago, upon the invitation of the Russian Red Cross, Princess Ashraf Pahlavi, twin sister of the Shah of Iran, went to see Stalin in order to demand the retrieval of Soviet invading forces from Iran. The princess entered the Kremlin where she pleaded with great passion for the liberation of Iran, her motherland. Impressed by her courage, Stalin became all smiles. He said loudly to his rather stern entourage: "Now here is a brave and true patriot." Pravda, June 28, 1946.

June 18th, 2006, 05:57 PM	#2
vc15nets Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 804	Expansion of Prophet’s Mosque to Make Room for 270,000 More P.K. Abdul Ghafour, Arab News King Abdullah, accompanied by Sheikh Saleh Al-Hossain, Prince Abdul Aziz ibn Majed and other top officials, enters the Raudah Shareef at the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah to offer prayers on Saturday. (SPA) MADINAH, 18 June 2006 — A number of major welfare projects worth SR9 billion, including expansion of the Prophet’s Mosque to create space for 270,000 additional worshippers, three hospitals and a university campus, will be launched in Madinah by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah during his current visit to the holy city, informed sources said. The king arrived in Madinah yesterday from the central region of Qasim on the seventh leg of a national tour that has taken him to Jubail, Alkhobar, Qatif, Ahsa and Hail. Crown Prince Sultan, Interior Minister Prince Naif, Prince Khaled ibn Faisal, deputy commander of the National Guard for the Western Region, and other top officials, received the king at Madinah Airport. The expansion of the eastern courtyard of the Prophet’s Mosque and the setting up of 182 large umbrellas to provide shade around the building will create additional prayer area for a total of 270,000 worshippers at a time, the sources said. The expansion, ordered by the king, will cost SR4.7 billion, Madinah Governor Prince Abdul Aziz ibn Majed said. Abdullah will also launch the Taiba University campus project that includes the establishment of a 400-bed university hospital and five colleges for dentistry, pharmacology, applied sciences, computer engineering, and science. The king will open a 500-bed maternity and children’s hospital and the new headquarters of the Madinah Governorate and lay the foundation stone for the 200-bed National Guard Hospital, the sources said. The maternity and children’s hospital, the largest such facility in Madinah, was built at a cost of SR447 million. Health Minister Dr. Hamad Al-Manie said his ministry planned to establish new hospitals and health centers across the country to extend better health care for citizens and residents. Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeea, director general of health affairs at the National Guard, said the new National Guard Hospital in Madinah would have specialty clinics for internal medicine, heart diseases, pediatrics, maternity, ophthalmology and dentistry. Madinah Governor Abdul Aziz said the king’s visit to Madinah reflected the special place it has in the hearts of the Saudi leadership. He also commended the king for making necessary financial allocations for the expansion of the Prophet’s Mosque, the second holiest mosque in Islam, and for his efforts to enhance the facilities and welfare of both citizens and pilgrims. In a related development, a number of Saudis including businessmen, have called for the expansion of the airport in Madinah, in line with the city’s position as the second largest gateway for pilgrims after Jeddah. “Prince Muhammad Regional Airport in Madinah deserves expansion and modernization to receive flights from all over the world,” said Abdullah Al-Raheeli, a businessman. “At present I have to travel to Jeddah in order to get an international flight,” he added. King Abdullah yesterday visited the Prophet’s Mosque to offer prayers and pay respect to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and his caliphs. He later attended a reception held by the people of Madinah. More than 30,000 people took part in the ceremony that included an opera staged by about 2,000 artists.

June 19th, 2006, 04:57 AM	#4
gohorns Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: NoVA Posts: 670	I don't understand why this "Knowledge Economic City" has to be built in Madinah. Apparently there will be institutions of education and research. Now if that is the case, aren't they ever going to want to have non-muslims in those institutions? I don't know this city's proximity to Madinah but non-muslims aren't allowed there. I guess if they thought this through, the project will be outside Madinah's city limits.

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Riyadhi Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,026	Sorry, there was a problem with the host that I uploaded the pictures to. Now I uploaded them to another host. Also sorry for the bad quliaty of those rendres.

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yusef Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 179	When will construction begin? And when is this expected to be complete? Thanx

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Riyadhi Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,026	They'll announce full details about the scope of the project in September, i think.

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*Saudi guy* Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tampa florida Posts: 2,767	king abdulah want all pepole live in laxures life ,Just less one year when he was king and now many citys will apear by him THINKS YOU ABDULAH __________________ Jeddah Disaster 25/11/2009 - 110 Killed,10,000 Missing

July 4th, 2006, 03:59 PM	#19
M.A.Z.3.N Seeking Knowledge @_@. Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 58	I think "luxurious life" isn't what we need in saudi arabia, we need more important things than "luxurious life", we need better education system, we need better communications system (although STC makes huge profits it's the worst communication company in the world). and since this thread considers "Al-Madina Al-Monawara" I think they should think about fixing its rusty streets before they think about "$7 Billion Knowledge City for Madina". Have a good day M.A.Z.3.N

July 4th, 2006, 04:17 PM	#20
*Saudi guy* Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tampa florida Posts: 2,767	hi M.A.Z.3.N as i seen in jeddah many road rebuild with new bridge & tunel and remove that stupid pik about education you are right about these point , my opinion that saudi aren't suitabl to be ticher finly you can go to mobily it's better and chip or orbit to use internet __________________ Jeddah Disaster 25/11/2009 - 110 Killed,10,000 Missing

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