Industrial zone
The industrial zone is estimated to cover 63 km². The 4,400 hectares
(11,000 acres) of land will be dedicated to industrial and light
manufacturing facilities—identified as key growth drivers for the Saudi
economy—and can now host 2,700 industrial tenants. The jobs created
estimated to be in industrial and light industries (330,000); research
and development (150,000); business and office (200,000); services
(115,000); hospitality (60,000) and education and community services
(145,000). "The Techno Valley" planned within the zone will use raw
materials readily available in Indonesia to produce high-end Materials
used in automotive, biomedical, construction and food packaging
industries.
Sea port
The seaport is estimated to cover 20 square
kilometers, it will be the largest in the region with a capacity of over
10 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU)
of containers per year. The port will have facilities to handle cargo
and dry bulk, and will be equipped to receive the world’s largest
vessels.
Residential areas
The residential area is planned to include 500,000 apartments and 100,000 villas. It will be divided into smaller residential, commercial,
and recreational areas. Parks and green spaces will be used extensively
throughout the residential area. The area is estimated to be home for
around half a million residents, and another ten thousand tourists. Each
district would feature its own public amenities, such as mosques, shops and recreational venues.
Sea resort
Educational zone
Central business district
The central business district (CBD) is planned to offer 45 km² of
office space, hotels and mixed-use commercial space. The Financial
Island, within the CBD, has now been doubled in area to cover 180 hectares (35 ac) of land, which will be the largest regional financial
nerve center for the world’s leading banks, investment houses and
insurance groups.







