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The $500bn Neom project in the Tabuk Province of north-western Saudi Arabia is supported by the kingdom's Public Investment Fund. Photo: Saudi Commission for Tourism and Natural Heritage
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Trojena will open in 2026 as part of Saudi Arabia's megacity of the future. Photo: Neom
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Trojena is designed to attract visitors, holidaymakers and winter sports enthusiasts from around the world. PA
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The design plan for Trojena, an area in Saudi Arabia's planned megacity of Neom chosen to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games. AFP
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The Line is also being built at Neom. It will be free of cars and streets and have zero carbon emissions. Photo: Neom
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Neom chief executive Nadhmi Al Nasr said The Line would make use of artificial intelligence technology to the fullest. Photo: Neom
Neom city will be powered by clean energy, officials say. Photo: Neom
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Trojena in Neom will host the first outdoor snow skiing destination in the GCC region. Photo: Neom
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Neom lies in a desert bordering the Red Sea in Saudi Arabia. Reuters
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Architects say Neom will be designed to make the most of its environmental surroundings. Photo: Neom
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Andrew McEvoy, sector head for tourism at Neom, at Arabian Travel Market held at Dubai World Trade Centre. Pawan Singh / The National
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The $500bn Neom project in the Tabuk Province of north-western Saudi Arabia is supported by the kingdom's Public Investment Fund. Photo: Saudi Commission for Tourism and Natural Heritage
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Trojena will open in 2026 as part of Saudi Arabia's megacity of the future. Photo: Neom
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Trojena is designed to attract visitors, holidaymakers and winter sports enthusiasts from around the world. PA
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The design plan for Trojena, an area in Saudi Arabia's planned megacity of Neom chosen to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games. AFP
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The Line is also being built at Neom. It will be free of cars and streets and have zero carbon emissions. Photo: Neom
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Neom chief executive Nadhmi Al Nasr said The Line would make use of artificial intelligence technology to the fullest. Photo: Neom
Neom city will be powered by clean energy, officials say. Photo: Neom
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Trojena in Neom will host the first outdoor snow skiing destination in the GCC region. Photo: Neom
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Neom lies in a desert bordering the Red Sea in Saudi Arabia. Reuters
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Architects say Neom will be designed to make the most of its environmental surroundings. Photo: Neom
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Andrew McEvoy, sector head for tourism at Neom, at Arabian Travel Market held at Dubai World Trade Centre. Pawan Singh / The National
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The $500bn Neom project in the Tabuk Province of north-western Saudi Arabia is supported by the kingdom's Public Investment Fund. Photo: Saudi Commission for Tourism and Natural Heritage
Neom: Saudi super city to have millions of ‘Neomians’ by 2030
Neom's unique rules and regulations will attract residents and visitors alike, says project official
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