Saudi Arabia has revealed its grandiose plans for an extravagant marina resort that caters to the world’s biggest superyachts.
Jaumur, the exclusive billionaire community, will house more than 6,000 residents just meters from its huge vessels.
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The resort will be built around a vast marina with 700 luxury villas and 500 apartments.
Each villa will have beachfront access and a private yacht mooring along the Gulf of Aqaba.
Two hotels with 350 suites will also be part of the complex, part of Saudi Arabia’s ambitious Neom initiative.
The £1.2 billion project is designed to house the world’s largest and most impressive superyachts in a garish display of Saudi wealth.
A 1.5km airfoil will help protect the billionaire’s boats and serve as a focal point in the marina.
Plans include provisions for entertainment and leisure as well as an international boarding school on site.
Jaumur is yet another ambitious and controversial Saudi initiative in a series of plans.
Led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in 2017 as part of the country’s Vision 2030, plans for the megacity are expected to be completed by the end of the decade.
It includes the infamous Line, a 170-kilometer-long, 200-meter-wide megastructure designed to function as its own city.
Near the Red Sea, it will have a floating industrial center and its own port.
Saudi Arabia also plans to build a mountainous ski resort called Trojena, which will host the 2029 Asian Winter Games.
An airport will also be built to connect the city to the rest of the world.
The project has recently been met with fierce international criticism due to alleged plans to kill people in order to make way for the $500 billion city.
A former Saudi intelligence officer said he was told to use “lethal force” against any “rebels” who refused to leave their homes.
The land where the Line is being built was occupied by local tribes and their homes completely disappeared after Saudi forces cleared the area.
Colonel Rabih Alenezi told the BBC he was ordered to evict residents to make way for the horizontal skyscraper.
He claimed that one of the residents was shot and killed during the cleaning mission for protesting the evictions.
The Line will be the first development in the new urban area, which the kingdom expects to add $48 billion (£38 billion) to the country’s GDP, along with other elements of the Saudi Vision 2030 program.
It was originally planned to stretch 170km – from the mountains of Neom through desert valleys to the Red Sea – and rise 500m above sea level, although it is only 200m wide.
But plans for the 170-kilometre-long construction were dramatically scaled back, in a humiliation for Saudi Arabia, with the Line expected to extend a measly 2.4 kilometers – instead of the previously planned 16 kilometers – by 2030.
Crown Prince Bin Salman previously described the area where Neom is being built as a perfect “blank canvas”.
Although his own government has said that more than 6,000 people have been transferred to the project.
New satellite images of Al-Khuraybah, Sharma and Gayal villages – mostly populated by the Huwaitat tribe – showed a blank slate in April, where houses, schools and hospitals existed just a few years ago.
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NEOM– It will be an ultra-modern Jetsons-style metropolis, in contrast to other very conservative parts of the desert kingdom.
Backed by Saudi Arabia’s £400bn Private Investment Fund – the group that bought Newcastle United – the plans for Neom are so ambitious that some of the technology doesn’t even exist yet.
Planning documents show the city will have flying taxis – a vehicle depicted in science fiction films such as Blade Runner and Back to the Future II.
The most impressive thing about Neom is a mirrored megastructure called The Line – a 110-mile, 500-meter-tall, 200-meter-wide mirrored building that will connect Neom to the rest of the kingdom.
Red Sea Project – The Red Sea Project is a tourism development on an archipelago of islands in Saudi Arabia with its dedicated airport.
It will be built on 90 undeveloped islands between Umluj and Al Wajh on the west coast of Saudi Arabia.
Super Cave Hotel – Also part of Neom, Leyja will be a jaw-dropping hotel complex carved into the walls of a giant canyon.
The project directors claim that it will open its doors to tourists in 2024 – despite not having been built yet.
It will have three state-of-the-art hotels, designed by world-leading architects to integrate with the natural environment that makes up 95% of the futuristic city.
The hotels will have 120 luxurious rooms and will operate in a completely sustainable way to provide “distinctive experiences”.
Epic of the Future City – Epicon is the latest megalomaniac development to be announced by Neom on November 15th.
This futuristic coastal city will feature residential beach villas, hotels and a luxury resort.
Located in the Gulf of Aqaba, Epicon will consist of two ultra-modern towers, measuring 738 feet and 908 feet.
The sky-high destination will be home to 41 luxury hotels and villas, offering 14 hotel suites and apartments.
Near the pair of luxury towers, Epicon’s exclusive resort will be located, featuring 120 rooms and 45 stunning residential beach villas.
Epicon will also offer a beach club, spas, various recreational activities and water sports, culinary options for all palates and the natural beauty of the Neom coast.
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