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Timeline of Industrial Cities in Saudi Arabia
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Article last updated 09/09/2024

1971

The establishment of Jeddah's First Industrial City, south of Jeddah Governorate, spanning twelve million m.

1973

The establishment of Riyadh's First Industrial City, in the center of Riyadh City next to the dry port on the west side, in al-Malaz Neighborhood, spanning five hundred thousand m.

The establishment of Dammam's First Industrial City, southeast of Dammam City, next to the Arabian Gulf, spanning 2.44 million m.

1976

The establishment of Riyadh's Second Industrial City, on al-Kharj Road, south of Riyadh City, spanning nineteen million m.

1978

The establishment of Dammam's Second Industrial City, west of Dhahran City on Dhahran-Buqayq Road, spanning twenty-five million m.

1980

The establishment of Qassim's First Industrial City, south of Buraydah City, spanning 1.5 million m.

1981

The establishment of al-Ahsa First Industrial City, north of al-Ahsa City, spanning 1.5 million m.

1985

The establishment of Makkah al-Mukarramah's Industrial City, north of Makkah al-Mukarramah on al-Madinah al-Munawwarah Road, spanning 730,000 m.

1990

The establishment of Aseer's Industrial City, northwest of Khamis Mushayt City, spanning 1.7 million m.

2003

The establishment of Hail's Industrial City, west of Hail City, spanning 3.88 million m, with a developed area of three million m.

The establishment of al-Madinah al-Munawwarah's Industrial City, southwest of al-Madinah al-Munawwarah, spanning seventeen million m, with a developed area of ten million m.

The establishment of Tabuk's Industrial City, northeast of Tabuk City, spanning four million m, with a developed area of 2.9 million m.

The establishment of Najran's Industrial City, northeast of Najran City, spanning 6.5 million m, with a developed area of 3.6 million m.

The establishment of Dhurma's Industrial City, south of Riyadh City, spanning 11.5 million m, with a developed area of 3.85 million m.

2009

The establishment of Jazan's Industrial City, east of Jazan City, spanning thirty-nine million m, with a developed area of 2.975 million m.

The establishment of Ar'ar's Industrial City, east of Ar'ar City, spanning two million m, with a developed area of one million m.

The establishment of Jeddah's Second Industrial City, south of Jeddah Governorate, located thirty km away from Jeddah's First Industrial City and spanning eight million m.

The establishment of Sudayr's Industrial And Business City, located 150 km from Riyadh City, along the Riyadh-Qassim highway from the west. It spans 63.936 million m, with a developed area of 16.9 million m.

The establishment of al-Kharj's Industrial City, southwest of al-Kharj Governorate, spanning ninety-nine million m, with a developed area of twenty-four million m.

2010

The establishment of Riyadh's Third Industrial City, south of Riyadh City, spanning one million m.

The establishment of az-Zulfi's Industrial City, southeast of az-Zulfi Governorate, spanning eighteen million m, with a developed area of one million m.

2011

The establishment of Hafr al-Batin's Industrial City, southeast of Hafr al-Batin Governorate, spanning one hundred million m, with a developed area of 1.5 million m.

The establishment of Shaqra's Industrial City, southwest of Shaqra Governorate, spanning ten million m, with a developed area of one million m.

2012

The establishment of Jeddah's Third Industrial City, south of Jeddah City, spanning eighty million m, with a developed area of twenty-four million m.

The establishment of Dammam's Third Industrial City, south of Dhahran City, spanning forty-eight million m, with a developed area of ten million m.

The establishment of Qassim's Second Industrial City, southeast of Buraydah City, spanning 11.8 million m, with a developed area of two million m.

The establishment of al-Bahah's Industrial City, north of al-Aqeeq Governorate, spanning three million m, with a developed area of 1.3 million m.

The establishment of Wa'ad al-Shamal's Industrial City, situated twenty km from Turayf Governorate, near the Jordanian border. The city spans a total area of 290 million m, including a residential area spanning two hundred thousand m and a four million m industrial zone under development.

2015

The establishment of Rabigh's Industrial City, south of Rabigh Governorate, spanning 75.5 million m, with a developed area of two million m.

2019

The establishment of Taif's Industrial City, located fifty-eight km from the center of Taif City and spanning eleven million m, including 1.2 million m currently under development.

2023

The launch of Aseer's Second Industrial City, in the center of al-Hafa'ir, northwest of Khamis Mushayt Governorate, spanning 19.2 million m.