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The Red Sea
البحر الأحمر
Tourism destination
The Red Sea is located in Saudi Arabia
The Red Sea
The Red Sea
Coordinates: 25°30′18″N 36°57′18″E / 25.50500°N 36.95500°E / 25.50500; 36.95500
CountrySaudi Arabia
AnnouncedJuly 2017
Government
 • CEOJohn Pagano[1]
Area
 • Total28,000 km2 (11,000 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+03 (Arabian Standard Time)
Websitewww.redseaglobal.com/en Edit this at Wikidata

The Red Sea Project, commonly referred to as The Red Sea, is a planned tourism megaproject in Saudi Arabia. The project forms part of the Saudi Vision 2030 program.[2] The project was announced by the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman in July 2017.

Construction began at The Red Sea in February 2019[3] and was expected to be completed by 2030.[4] The first three hotels are expected to open in 2023,[5] while 16 hotels, the Red Sea International Airport, a yachting marina, historical sites and recreation centers are expected to open in 2024.[6]

On completion in 2030, The Red Sea aims to have 50 hotels with 8,000 rooms, and more than 1,000 residential properties across 22 islands and six inland sites.[7]

One of the 92 islands that form an archipelago at The Red Sea tourism destination on the west coast of Saudi Arabia.

Location[edit]

The project is located on the west coast of Saudi Arabia in a 28,000 km2 area in Tabuk province between the cities of Umluj and Al-Wajh. The area includes 90 unspoiled offshore islands, 200km of coastline on the Red Sea, beaches, desert, mountains and volcanoes.[7] This also incorporates the Al Wajh lagoon, a pristine 2,081 km2 area that includes valuable habitats (coral reefs, seagrass, and mangroves) and species of global conservation importance. [8]

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References

  1. ^ "Construction underway on Red Sea project site". Saudigazette. Feb 27, 2019. Archived from the original on September 7, 2019. Retrieved Aug 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "Construction underway on Red Sea project site". Saudigazette. 2019-02-27. Archived from the original on 2019-02-27. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Bea (2019-02-28). "Construction begins on The Red Sea Project". Blooloop. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  4. ^ Bridge, Sam. "Red Sea Project set to add $5.8bn to Saudi Arabia's GDP". ArabianBusiness.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-22. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
  5. ^ "Phase I of Red Sea Project 50% complete: Official". ArgaamPlus. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  6. ^ "Inside Saudi Arabia's Red Sea: Everything you need to know". Arabian Business. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Inside Saudi Arabia's Red Sea: Everything you need to know". Arabian Business. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  8. ^ Chalastani, Vasiliki I.; Manetos, Panos; Al-Suwailem, Abdulaziz M.; Hale, Jason A.; Vijayan, Abhishekh P.; Pagano, John; Williamson, Ian; Henshaw, Scott D.; Albaseet, Raed; Butt, Faisal; Brainard, Russell E.; Coccossis, Harry; Tsoukala, Vasiliki K.; Duarte, Carlos M. (2020). "Reconciling Tourism Development and Conservation Outcomes Through Marine Spatial Planning for a Saudi Giga-Project in the Red Sea (The Red Sea Project, Vision 2030)". Frontiers in Marine Science. 7. doi:10.3389/fmars.2020.00168. hdl:10754/662629.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea_Project