Neom, Saudi Arabia

The Line – due to be just 200 metres wide – will make Neom world's most livable city 'by far', officials claim.

“But funding is only part of the equation … demand is harder to buy, especially when you’re asking people to be part of an experiment on living and working in the future,” Mogielnicki said. The “first phase” of the project, lasting until 2030, would cost 1.2tn Saudi riyals (about £265bn), Prince Mohammed said. Residents will have “all daily needs” reachable within a five-minute walk, while also having access to other perks, such as outdoor skiing facilities and “a high-speed rail with an end-to-end transit of 20 minutes”, according to a statement. Now it’s a vehicle for reimagining urban life on a footprint of just 13 sq miles (34 sq km), addressing what Prince Mohammed describes as “liveability and environmental crises”. “That’s the main purpose of building Neom, to raise the capacity of Saudi Arabia, get more citizens and more people in Saudi Arabia. And since we are doing it from nothing, why should we copy normal cities?” Neom was once touted as a regional “Silicon Valley”, a biotech and digital hub spread over about 10,000 sq miles (26,000 sq km).

Saudi Arabia will begin working on education and health facilities in NEOM next year, NEOM Chief Executive Nadhmi al-Nasr told Al Arabiya on.

For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app. On Monday, the Crown Prince presented the designs of THE LINE which he said offered a model for future cities that face critical environmental challenges. Saudi Arabia will begin working on education and health facilities in NEOM next year, NEOM Chief Executive Nadhmi al-Nasr told Al Arabiya on Wednesday.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman calls it a hotbed for new technologies that could revolutionise urban life and encourage foreign investment. It is also billed ...

The first phase will depend on a “government subsidy” of 200 to 300 billion riyals, he added. The site will be powered by 100 per cent renewable energy and feature “a year-round temperate micro-climate with natural ventilation”, according to a new video. The seven-km wide city aims to generate 70,000 jobs by 2030 and house a population of 90,000. One of the key areas of the project, Trojena is located 50km from the Gulf of Aqaba coast with elevations ranging from 1,500m to 2,600m and covers an area of nearly 60 sq. Earlier this year, the Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team visited Neom ahead of the first ABB FIA Formula E World Championship race in Saudi Arabia. Footage showed Stoffel Vandoorne driving the Mercedes-EQ Silver Arrow 02 along Neom’s Magna Road ahead of the Diriyah E-Prix, the first time an all-electric vehicle had taken to the streets of the mega city. Neom will also become a global centre for sports. They will also have access to outdoor skiing facilities and “a high-speed rail with an end-to-end transit of 20 minutes”, according to a statement. It is a futuristic $500 billion megacity that features two skyscrapers, rising 500 metres and extending across a swathe of desert and mountain terrain. The centrepiece is The Line, a linear city unveiled in 2021. It will include an industrial city and a mountain ski resort. With mixed-use communities, research centres, sports venues and entertainment areas and tourist destinations, Neom will be a model for urban sustainability, with new standards for community health, environmental protection and effective use of technology. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman calls it a hotbed for new technologies that could revolutionise urban life and encourage foreign investment.