Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Economic Cities Strategy

The centrepiece of The Kingdom's plans is a project of unprecedented scale and vision that promises to significantly alter the economic landscape. At a cost of more than US$60 billion, directed by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, His Majesty King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, SAGIA has planned and begun the construction of four integrated Economic Cities, to be located in Rabigh (King Abdullah Economic City), Hail (Prince AbdulAziz bin Mousaed Economic City), Madinah (Knowledge Economic City) and Jazan (Jazan Economic City). With private sector investment at the forefront of its plans, SAGIA’s vision for the Economic Cities is to contribute more than US$150 billion in annual GDP, to create over a million jobs, and to become home to 4-5 million residents by 2020.