The Red Sea
مشروع 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

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

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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Notes and references

Notes

    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. 1 2 "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.
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