Saudi Arabia
Middle East
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Riyadh
Mecca
Jeddah
Facts
Population
29,195,895 (2012)
Area
2,206,714 km² • 852,012 mi²
Density
13.2 people per km²
34.3 people per mi²
GDP
$718.47 billion (2013)
First 150m+ Building
Tallest Building
Tallest City
Rankings
by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
Tallest City in
the World
Tallest City in
Buildings
|
RANK
|
Name
|
Status
Completed Architecturally Topped Out Structurally Topped Out Under Construction On Hold Proposed Vision Never Completed Demolished Competition Entry Canceled Proposed Renovation Under Renovation Renovated Under Demolition |
Height
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makkah Royal Clock Tower | 601 m / 1,972 ft | |
| 2 | PIF Tower | 385 m / 1,263 ft | |
| 3 | Sumo Tower 1 | 322 m / 1,056 ft | |
| 4 | Burj Rafal | 307.9 m / 1,010 ft | |
| 5 | KAFD World Trade Center | 304 m / 997 ft | |
| 6 | Kingdom Centre | 302.3 m / 992 ft | |
| 7 | Sumo Tower 2 | 293 m / 961 ft | |
| 8 | Abraj Al Bait ZamZam Tower | 279 m / 915 ft | |
| 9 | Abraj Al Bait Hajar Tower | 276 m / 906 ft | |
| 10 | Al Faisaliah Center | 266.9 m / 876 ft |
Building Completions Timeline
Saudi Arabia CTBUH Members
|
Logo
|
Name
|
Level
|
# of 150m+ buildings
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Jeddah Economic Company |
Platinum
|
1 | DEV • OWN • PROP |
 |
NEOM |
Platinum
|
0 | DEV • CON |
 |
PERI |
Platinum
|
64 | ENGM • MATR |
 |
Mobtakeron Realty |
Silver
|
0 | DEV |
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