The Red Sea Destination
The Red Sea
البحر الأحمر (Arabic) | |
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Tourism destination | |
Nujuma, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve St. Regis Red Sea Resort Desert Rock Resort Six Senses Southern Dunes | |
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Logo | |
The Red Sea | |
| Coordinates: 25°30′18″N 36°57′18″E / 25.50500°N 36.95500°E | |
| Province | Tabuk Province |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Body of water | Red Sea |
| Announced | 31 July 2017 |
| Government | |
| • CEO | John Pagano |
| Area | |
• Total | 28,000 km2 (11,000 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+03 (Arabian Standard Time) |
| Developer | Red Sea Global |
| Website | www |
The Red Sea Destination (Arabic: مشروع البحر الأحمر), simply referred to as The Red Sea (Arabic: البحر الأحمر), is a tourism megaproject on the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia. The project, which is developed by Public Investment Fund-owned Red Sea Global, forms part of the Saudi Vision 2030 program. The project was announced by the Saudi crown prince Mohammad bin Salman in July 2017. The Red Sea aims to have 50 hotels with 8,000 rooms, and more than 1,000 residential properties across 22 islands and 6 inland sites.