Neom facts for kids

The Line is planned to be a super-long city, about 170 kilometres (110 mi) long. It will be only 200 metres (660 ft) wide but 500 metres (1,600 ft) tall. This city will be built without roads or cars. Instead, people will travel using a super-fast public transport system. The Line aims to have zero carbon emissions, meaning it won't pollute the air. It will also use 100% renewable energy.

Neom Bay

The coast and islands of the Neom peninsula

The first part of Neom to be built was Neom Bay. Work on this area started in 2019. It included building an airport at Sharma. This airport now has regular flights between Riyadh and Neom. Neom Bay also has the first homes built in Neom.

Neom Bay Airport

In June 2019, the Neom Bay Airport opened for commercial flights. It has a long runway, about 3,757 m (12,326 ft) long. The first commercial flight was from Saudia, Saudi Arabia's national airline. The airport has its own special code, NUM, from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

Oxagon

Oxagon, which was first called Neom Industrial City, is planned to be a huge floating industrial area. It's shaped like an octagon. It will be located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of the town of Duba. Oxagon will focus on making new products and doing industrial research. It will also include the "port of Neom."

Plans for Oxagon include a plant that removes salt from seawater to make drinking water. It will also have a plant that makes green hydrogen, which is a clean fuel. There will also be a research center for studying the ocean. A smart technology company called Tonomus is also based here.

Trojena

Trojena is a very exciting part of Neom. It's planned to be the first major outdoor skiing spot in the Arabian Peninsula. The project was launched in March 2022. It's located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) from the Red Sea coast in the Sarat Mountains. The mountains here are high, from 1,500–2,600 metres (4,900–8,500 ft) tall. Even though it's in the desert, the climate in Trojena is much cooler than other parts of Neom.

Trojena will have hotels and resorts. Famous architects have designed a 330 m (1,080 ft) tall skyscraper for Trojena. This building will stand on a mountain overlooking an artificial lake. You'll be able to reach it by a cable car. Trojena will even host the 2029 Asian Winter Games!

Sindalah

Sindalah is a luxury island resort complex. Neom announced plans for it in December 2022. It's a large area, about 1,100,000-cubic-yard. It will have a big marina for boats and three fancy hotels. It can host up to 2,400 visitors every day. A nine-hole golf course overlooking the sea was built in 2023. Sindalah opened its doors to visitors in October 2024.

Aquellum

In January 2024, Neom announced Aquellum. This will be a "subterranean digitalized community of the future." It's designed to be built inside a 450-meter-high mountain. You'll enter it from an underwater square. It's described as an "upside-down skyscraper" because it goes down into the mountain.

Leyja

Leyja is another planned tourist spot. It's designed to help Saudi Arabia build a strong and sustainable tourism industry. Most of Leyja's land, about 95%, will be kept as natural space. Leyja will have three unique hotels: an Adventure Hotel, an Oasis Hotel, and a Wellness Hotel. These hotels will offer 120 special rooms and suites.

Agriculture in Neom

Neom plans to have 6,500 hectares (16,000 acres) of farmland around the city. It will use a lot of genetically engineered crops to grow food.

Utilities and Services

A special company called ENOWA has been created for Neom. Its job is to provide clean energy, green hydrogen, and fresh water from the sea without creating waste.

Neom has also started projects to protect different kinds of plants and animals. They want to bring back endangered species to the area. For education, Neom plans to build "smart schools." These schools will use artificial intelligence (AI) to give each student a personalized learning experience. They will also train students in advanced technology for future jobs.

Neom's Global Connections

Neom is building partnerships around the world.

• In 2020, Neom partnered with the Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team in electric car racing.
• In 2022, Neom became the main sponsor for McLaren Racing's electric motorsport teams. Their Formula E and Extreme E teams are now called NEOM McLaren Formula E Team and NEOM McLaren Extreme E Team.
• In 2023, the McLaren Formula E Team and Neom even used AI to design a racing car's paint job!

In July 2020, an American company called Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. announced a plan to build the world's largest green hydrogen plant in Saudi Arabia. This huge project, worth $5 billion, is a joint effort with Saudi Arabia's ACWA Power and Neom.

In March 2021, Neom signed a four-year deal to sponsor the Asian Football Confederation, which organizes football (soccer) events in Asia.

Neom has also hosted races. In 2022, it hosted Extreme E's 2022 Desert X-Prix. In May 2022, an Indian company, Larsen & Toubro, won a contract to build a large solar power plant, a wind farm, and a battery storage system for Neom.

Neom is expanding its global presence. After opening its first international office in London in November 2023, it opened a second one in New York in February 2024.

See also

• List of Saudi Vision 2030 Projects
• Neom SC
• Ecological urbanism
• Megacity
• King Abdullah Economic City
• Red Sea Project
• Masdar City
• Qiddiya
• New Murabba
• Solarpunk
• AlUla
• Al-Ahsa Oasis
• Saudi–Egypt Causeway