A seven-mile-long canal will provide an urban oasis for another 130,000 people in Saudi Arabia.
Marafy is the kingdom’s newest megalomaniacal mission and promises an iconic waterfront compared to the one in central London.
The ROSHN Group announced the task in August, which will be carried out in the city of Jeddah.
Marafy will be the first man-made canal in Saudi Arabia.
The developers promise it will offer a waterfront comparable in length to those in Chicago, Stockholm, Hamburg and central London.
The concept is to bring the marine environment to the center of a historic city that has welcomed merchants, travellers and pilgrims for centuries, reports Al Arabiya.
The seven-mile-long, 328-foot-wide urban waterway will join and enlarge Obhur Creek and be surrounded by several neighborhoods.
The task is expected to breathe new life into Jeddah, creating an urban water room to connect homes and communities with nature and commerce.
The facades of the project will have old designs from the Jeddah region but with a fresh twist.
The riverside neighborhoods will be connected to each other and to the rest of Jeddah through an intermodal transport formula with water taxis, buses and metro.
It will also have a direct canal connection to King Abdulaziz International Airport.
“Marafy will be a game-changer in the real estate development sector, raising the bar for progression in the region, improving the quality of life and creating a massive impact in Jeddah,” said David Grover, CEO of ROSHN Group.
“It is one of the iconic projects that will put Jeddah on the map of world-class destinations and one of the participants in achieving the VISION 2030 goals of creating a colorful network and a thriving economy. “
Saudi Vision 2030 is a program introduced in 2016 through the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
It aims to achieve greater economic, social and cultural diversification, in line with the vision of Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman.
It is still known how much the task will cost.
Elsewhere in Saudi Arabia, Neom, the futuristic billion-dollar megacity, has heralded its groundbreaking development.
Project managers say they plan to build an impressive hotel called Leyja, which will be dug into the walls of a canyon.
Leyja will be from Neom, a mission conceived by Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the effective ruler of the desert kingdom.
The project’s administrators say it will open to tourists in 2024, but it is not yet built.
This ambitious feat, achieved in Saudi Arabia, aims to end the country’s dependence on oil wealth and pave the way for a more sustainable future.
The city will expand more than 170 kilometers of desert, nicknamed “The Line” because it will only be a “land economy” two hundred meters wide.
According to the designers, the city’s attractive features will come with a synthetic moon, flying taxis, and robotic protection, to name just a few of the mind-blowing aspects.
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