Details of Saudi Arabia’s giga project revealed – Business Traveller
Details of Qiddiya, one of five giga projects within Saudi Arabia, were revealed earlier this month.
Qiddiya’s first development will be Qiddiya City, a city wholly dedicated to play built around the themes of entertainment, sports and culture.
Located around 40 minutes from the centre of the kingdom’s capital city of Riyadh, it overlooks the cliffs of the Tuwaiq mountains.
Qiddiya City will include a gaming and esports district, a speed park track, golf courses, a water theme park, and Six Flags Qiddiya. The city will also feature a multipurpose stadium.
Construction of Qiddiya City is progressing with contracts worth SAR10 billion already awarded.
With 60,000 buildings in an overall area of 360 sq km, it will eventually host over 600,000 residents.
Qiddiya City is expected to create ov...