City

Estimated Investment

(In Billion USD)

Region

Location

Core functions

1) King Abdullah Economic city-KAEC

86.0

West

Rabigh

(near Jeddah)

Economic diversification, attracting foreign investment, to be key player global trade, industry and commerce.

2) Prince Abdulaziz Bin Mousaed Economic

City-PAMEC

8.0

North

Hail

Agribusiness, construction materials and logistics; secondary functions real estate, tourism and other light industries.

3) Knowledge Economic

City-KEC

6.7

Mid-West

Medina

Establishing knowledge based industries, education and media hub, secondary functions includes: healthcare, tourism and real estate.

4) Jazan City

26.7

South

Jazan

Heavy industries and processing (value adding) industries.

5) ALEC-Energy City

North-East

Alahassa

Clean energy development and research; light industries.

6) Tabouk City

North-West

Tabouk

Heavy industries and processing industries.