Jazan Economic City

Jazan City for Primary and Downstream Industries مدينة جازان للصناعات الأولية و التحويلية
Province	Jazan Province
Named after	Jazan
Government
• Body	Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu. [a]
Population  (Projected)
• Total	300,000
Time zone	UTC+03:00 (SAST)

Jazan City for Primary and Downstream Industries, (formerly Jazan Economic City) is a planned industrial city in the Jazan Province of the Saudi Arabia, with a focus on the energy and manufacturing industries. ^[1] The primary developers involved in the construction of the city are MMC Corporation and Saudi Binladin Group. ^[2]

The Province of Jazan is situated in the southwest part of Saudi Arabia. It has an estimated population of approximately 1,405,000 according to the 2022 Census and covers an area of 11,671 km², encompassing about 5,000 villages and cities. The city of Jizan hosts the Port of Jizan on the Red Sea.

See also

• Saudi Arabia portal

• King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz

Notes

1. Since 2015

References

1. "Going Beyond Oil". CNN Money. CNN. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
2. "Saudi to set up $26.7 bn Jazan Economic City". The Financial Express. 2006-11-06. Retrieved 2020-08-21.

External links

• Official website (17-February-2020)
• "Jazan Economic City collaborates with Cisco to create city-wide ICT master-plan and top-class smart services". AsiaToday Asia News Portal & News Distribution Service. 2011-06-14. Archived from the original on 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
• "Saudi to set up $26.7 bn Jazan Economic City". Financialexpress.com. 2006-11-06. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
• "'Aramco refinery will form the backbone of Jazan Economic City'". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2012-03-19.(subscription required)
• "Going beyond oil - Jazan Economic City". CNN Money. 2008-08-12. Retrieved 2012-03-19.

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