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Neom

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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.

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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Official website

NEOM: Made to Change

Discover NEOM: an opportunity of unprecedented scope for sustainable living, technological innovation and human progress.

neom.com

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Encyclopedic overview

28 sections
Contents
  • 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Neom” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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