KSA launches $66.6mn key tourism project in Eastern Province
Project will be a tourism destination and civil, cultural and artistic centre
Saudi Arabia has announced the launch of a key tourism project in the Eastern Province, which is being set up at an investment of more than $66.6 million.
According to a report by the Saudi Gazette, the Central Awamiyah project is being implemented on an area covering 180,000sqm and will be designed in the Gulf heritage style. It will be a tourist destination and a civil, cultural and artistic centre, featuring an investor-friendly environment, it added.
The project will also house a popular market (comprising 60 shops in a mix of seven buildings) as well as green areas and gardens, in addition to children’s playgrounds and areas for recreational activities.
It will consist of five heritage towers built in the architectural style of the area, and the project is surrounded by three main streets and parking spaces for 250 cars, the report said.
Speaking at the launch, Prince Saud Bin Naif, Emir of the Eastern Province, said the Central Awamiyah is one of the key development projects that contributes to improving the quality of life of citizens and expatriates in the Qatif governorate in the Eastern Province.
The launch comes within the comprehensive development initiatives that the Eastern Province Development Authority is working on in implementation of the directives of the Saudi leadership in line with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030.
Awamiyah is considered as one of the investment projects with tourist attractions offered by the Eastern Province Municipality, after it was a site for slums incompatible with the quality of life for several years.
