Play Murcia in the desert: the next dream of the Saudi regime

The dream of Saudi Arabia to

is taking shape.

Its more than 5000 homes and 570 attractive modern apartments will be delivered by the end of the year and Saudis will be able to enjoy a luxury residential city supposedly inspired by the capital of the Murcia region.

It is about the

.

It is located north of the capital, Riyadh, in an area of

.

It will have an infinite number of homes and, in addition, 10 mosques, eight schools, a large shopping center (the

), 14 parks, four health centers and 15 commercial areas, among other establishments.

The place is named after the city of Murcia, as read on the project's website, "due to the beauty of its urban design, which reflects modern luxury and its distinctive view over the Mediterranean and the banks of the Segura River" .

Murcia is one of the most important tourist destinations in Spain and, for the Saudis in charge of its reproduction,

.

In fact, they highlight "that many poets spoke of its beauty, among them Abu al-Suri al-Randi, and the buildings were designed by

, who thought about the result of ordering the columns to turn them into a musical instrument, the piano ".

Moneo, an illustrious Spanish architect, has designed the extension of the Murcia City Council.

600 million project

The project is being carried out by the

(in Spanish, Empresa Nacional de Vivienda), the brick investment arm of the Saudi Ministry of Housing.

It has an investment of 667 million dollars (about

), as reported by

, and it is expected that after the first batch scheduled for December this year a second will be built with more homes.

Map of the Saudi Murcia, with its shopping center

Its plan is similar to that of Murcia

.

A river divides the Saudi project just as the Segura does in the Spanish city.

The large shopping center will be located on one of the banks and, crossing a bridge, the other part will be accessible: residences, mosques, etc., although the truth is that cities, far from the general similarity in the plans, are not resemble at no other point.

The structures in Saudi Murcia have a modernist tinge and its streets are squared and orderly.

On the project website there are videos and more information about the status of the works.

Through a general plan we are shown the imposing desert and how houses are built out of absolute nothingness: kilometers and kilometers of sand.

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