The number of industrial cities in Saudi Arabia reached 36, with more than 4,000 factories, according to the data issued by the Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones (MODON).
The total number of contracts in the industrial cities amounted to nearly 6,587, with investments worth SAR 370 billion. In addition, the number of employees in the industrial cities stood at nearly 500,000, of whom 184,000 are Saudi males and 17,000 are Saudi females.
Bandar Alkhorayef, Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, said MODON is one of the most important tools for enabling the national industry to create an ideal investment environment equipped with the latest technologies that meet the aspirations of MODON's partners in 36 local industrial cities.
He added that this will help a large number of entrepreneurs to launch their industrial projects.
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Industrial environment in Saudi Arabia |
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Number of industrial cities |
36 |
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Number of factories |
Over 4,000 |
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Number of ready-built factories |
780 |
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Service facilities |
1264 |
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Operating licenses and construction completion (contract) |
2975 |
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Total contracts |
6587 |
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Total investments (SAR bln) |
370 |
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Number of employees ('000) |
500 |
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Saudi male employees ('000) |
184 |
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Saudi female employees ('000) |
17 |
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Developed land (mln sqm) |
200 |
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Green areas (mln sqm) |
1.775 |
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Number of trees in industrial cities ('000) |
63 |
Riyadh came first with eight industrial cities, followed by the Eastern Province and Makkah with seven industrial cities each.
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Industrial Cities by Region |
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Region |
No. of Cities |
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Riyadh |
8 |
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Makkah |
7 |
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Eastern Province |
7 |
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Al Qassim |
3 |
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Northern Borders |
2 |
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Madinah |
2 |
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Najran |
1 |
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Asir |
1 |
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Jazan |
1 |
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Al Baha |
1 |
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Tabuk |
1 |
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Al Jouf |
1 |
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Hail |
1 |
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