Neom
Sign in to saveNeom (, , stylized as NEOM) is an arcology and planned city being built in Tabuk Province in Saudi Arabia. It was launched in 2017 by Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, who was the driving force and hands-on chair behind the project. The project, which was heavily criticized for its unrealistic plans, human rights violations and environmental destruction, has been substantially scaled back after years of delays and cost overruns.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Neom
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_blank_emblem
- Neom City Logo.svg
- Settlement.blank_emblem_type
- Logo
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Saudi Arabia
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Neom in Saudi Arabia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Saudi Arabia
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Tabuk
- Settlement.established_title
- Announced
- Settlement.founder
- Mohammed bin Salman
- Settlement.leader_title1
- CEO
- Settlement.leader_name1
- Aiman Al-Mudaifer
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 26500
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone1
- Arabian Standard Time
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Article
28 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Failures
- Planned regions
- Full list
- The Line
- Neom Bay
- Neom Bay Airport
- Oxagon
- Trojena
- Sindalah
- Aquellum
- Leyja
- Elanan
- Agriculture
- Utilities
- International relations
- Suggestion of Israeli cooperation
- Controversies
- High mortality rates
- Abusive work culture
- Evictions and executions
- Surveillance
- Viability and concept
- Internal audit
- See also
- References
- External links
Neom (, , stylized as NEOM) is an arcology and planned city being built in Tabuk Province in Saudi Arabia. It was launched in 2017 by Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, who was the driving force and hands-on chair behind the project. The project, which was heavily criticized for its unrealistic plans, human rights violations and environmental destruction, has been substantially scaled back after years of delays and cost overruns.
The site is at the northern tip of the Red Sea, due east of Egypt across the Gulf of Aqaba and south of Jordan. The total planned area of Neom is . Multiple regions are planned, including a floating industrial complex, global trade hub, tourist resorts, and a linear city powered by renewable energy sources. Thousands of people have been forcibly moved to make way for the project and villages have been razed.
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