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What will be NEOM city?
It is planned to incorporate smart city technologies and also function as a tourist destination. The site is north of the Red Sea, east of Egypt across the Strait of Tiran, and south of Israel and Jordan. It will cover a total area of 26,500 km2 (10,200 sq mi) and will extend 460 km along the coast of the Red Sea.
Where is the city of NEOM?
Tabuk
Back to NEOM, which will be located in the province of Tabuk, in north-west Saudi Arabia, it is presented as a “living laboratory” made up of towns and cities, ports and enterprise zones, research centers, sports and entertainment venues, and tourist destinations.
Is Saudi Arabia making a new city?
Saudi Arabia has started moving earth and tunneling through mountains to build a futuristic linear city that officials hope will host its first residents in 2024, the project’s chief executive said.
What is NEOM famous for?
new future
A futuristic city in Saudi Arabia’s Tabuk Province is a promising destination for sustainability, and technology. Called NEOM, meaning new future, it is a forward-thinking city that is supposedly nothing like the world has ever seen before.
What is Saudi Arabia’s Neom smart city?
Three years ago, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman inaugurated NEOM, a future “smart city” located in Saudi Arabia’s northwest region of Tabuk. Neom, stylized as NEOM, is an amalgamation of neo, as in new, and the letter m signifying the Arabic word for future mustaqbal.
Can Neom become one of the most sustainable cities in the world?
Solar, along with wind and water energy will launch Neom into becoming one of the most sustainable cities in the world. One of the most influential aspects of Neom is its emphasis on new technology and practices across different sectors. For example, city planners want to use innovation to change manufacturing in Saudi Arabia.
What is Neom and where is it?
NEOM will be located near the border of Saudi Arabia and Jordan, as well as the Red Sea separating it from Egypt. A location exploited by the Saudi Arabian government who have promoted through PR releases and NEOM’s website that 40\% of the world’s population can reach it in 4 hours.
Is Neom the best place to live in the world?
Repetitive and arduous tasks will be fully automated and handled by robots, which may exceed the population, likely making the NEOM’s GDP per capita the highest in the world. All these elements will put NEOM at the world’s forefront in terms of efficiency which will make it the best destination in the world to live in.