1975 The airport makes up the
fi fth zone and its 250-metre- wide runway is able to handle all sizes of aircraft. Jubail is a vibrant city with a
population of around 230,000. Housing, healthcare, education, shopping, sports and other leisure and recreational facilities are all integrated into its master plan. The Al Nakheel beach, the nearby Al Shiraa Park, the Al Andalus Park, the Al Fanateer Corniche and the Whispering Sands Golf Course are some of the main promenades and recreational areas of the city. Hospitality options in Jubail
include the InterContinental City Hotel, Jubail, which overlooks the Arabian Gulf. It is popular among business visitors because of its proximity to the industrial areas. The hotel has theatre-style meeting and conference facilities for up to 450 guests and also offers restaurants, cafés, a sauna, Jacuzzi and a fully equipped diving centre. With the Saudi government’s
plan to continue expanding the city, Jubail’s future is bright. Work is underway on Jubail II, a second industrial city with space for 22 new primary industries. This expansion is also expected to lead to a greater importance for the city on the meetings and exhibitions map.
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1 Te port town of Jubail 2 Sunset in Yanbu 3 InterContinental City Hotel, Jubail
YANBU Around 2,500 years ago, Yanbu Al Bahr was an important stop on the spice and incense route from Yemen to Egypt and the Mediterranean. During World War I, the small Red Sea coastal town also served as a supply point for Arab and British forces fi ghting the Ottoman Turks. In 1975 it was chosen to become
the petrochemical and industrial hub on Saudi Arabia’s west coast to process the country’s oil reserves because it enjoyed an ideal location with its proximity to the Suez Canal for easy access to Europe and the west. Today, Yanbu has more than
200,000 residents and is Saudi Arabia’s second port after Jeddah. It is also the main port for the holy city of Madinah, 160 kilometres to the east and the port of call for most Hajj pilgrims arriving by ship. Since 1975, the city has been transformed into a buzzing industrial zone, petrochemicals port and distribution centre, facilitated by its natural harbour, which is protected on both sides by coral reefs. The development on land, however, has been planned carefully to preserve the reefs, which remain largely untouched and considered a divers’ paradise.
King Abdulaziz Road, the main
highway that connects Yanbu to Jeddah in the south, is a coast- hugging road along which many new projects are being developed. One of these is a new resort being built along a nine-kilometre stretch with plans for more than 20,000 trees, recreational centres and water sports facilities. Existing hospitality options
in Yanbu include the Radisson Blu Hotel, Yanbu, located on the beach and the Mövenpick Hotel and Resort Yanbu, located on Al Mahaar Island. A 15-minute drive from the industrial and commercial district, the Radisson Blu Hotel, Yanbu, features two meeting rooms for up to 80 delegates and its Waha Garden Terrace overlooks the Red Sea, providing a picturesque setting for banquets and business gatherings. The Mövenpick Hotel and Resort
Yanbu’s 201 rooms, suites, villas and apartments offer unobstructed views of the Red Sea as the hotel has been built on its own private island. There is an infi nity pool, a private marina with diving and snorkelling, health club and spa. The conference rooms include the latest audio-visual gadgets and its banquet hall can accommodate several hundred guests.
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economic zones to help the export and refi nement of the nation's oil
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