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Lusail (لوسيل)
Lusail (لوسيل) is a master-planned city in Qatar built on coastal land about 12 miles north of Doha, spanning 38 square kilometers across 19 districts and developed by Qatari Diar.
Manama (المنامة)
Manama (المنامة) is the capital of Bahrain, formerly the pearling port Awal. It grew as a pearling and entrepôt town, replaced Muharraq as capital after 1932, and had about 759,000 metro residents in 2026.
Masdar City (مدينة مصدر)
Masdar City (مدينة مصدر) is a planned sustainable urban community and business free zone in Abu Dhabi, UAE, launched in 2006 as a $22 billion carbon-neutral city project; about 35% complete, with PRT transport, passive design, and the IRENA headquarters.
Mecca (مكة)
Mecca (مكة, also romanized Makkah) is a city in western Saudi Arabia and the holiest city in Islam, home to the Kaaba and the Grand Mosque.
Medina
Medina (المدينة المنورة), formerly Yathrib, is a holy city in the Hijaz, Saudi Arabia, where Muhammad made the hijra in 622 and is buried in the Prophet's Mosque, Islam's second holiest site, a pilgrimage and date-farming city of about 1.5 million.
Muscat (مسقط)
Muscat (مسقط), capital of Oman on the Gulf of Oman, historic port held by Portugal until 1650; governorate of six wilayats, about 1.55 million people, low-density linear sprawl, Greater Muscat Structure Plan and planned metro.
Neom (نيوم)
Neom (نيوم) is a planned megaproject zone in northwest Saudi Arabia, announced in 2017 by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as part of Vision 2030, and known for The Line.
Ras Al Khaimah (رأس الخيمة)
Ras Al Khaimah (رأس الخيمة), the UAE's northernmost emirate, historically Julfar, ruled by Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi. Known for Jebel Jais, manufacturing-led economy, 1.35M visitors in 2025, and the $3.9 billion Wynn resort opening 2027.
Riyadh (الرياض)
Riyadh (الرياض), capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia on the Najd plateau; formerly Hajr, capital since King Abdulaziz's 1902 conquest; about 6.5-8.5 million people; opened the world's largest automated metro in 2024; hosts Expo 2030 and the 2034 FIFA World Cup.
Şabyā
Şabyā (صبيا), also Sabya, is a city and governorate seat in Jazan Province, southwestern Saudi Arabia, on the plain between the Sarawat Mountains and the Red Sea; former capital of the Suleimani Mikhlaf, largest population center of the province with 223,083 governorate residents (2022 census).
Salalah (صلالة)
Salalah (صلالة), capital of Oman's Dhofar Governorate and the country's second-largest city on the Arabian Sea, is defined by the June–September Khareef monsoon, over one million seasonal visitors, the UNESCO Land of Frankincense sites, and the Port of Salalah and Free Zone economy.
Sanaa (صنعاء)
Sanaa (صنعاء), capital of Yemen at 2,200 m in a mountain valley, inhabited over 2,500 years; its Old City, a 1986 UNESCO World Heritage site in Danger since 2015, holds 103 mosques and 6,000 pre-11th-century houses. Houthi-controlled since 2014.
Sharjah (الشارقة)
Sharjah (الشارقة), the UAE's third-largest emirate, is a cultural capital ruled by Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, with a UNESCO-listed historic port, 2.1 million people, and a diversified industrial economy.
Ta'if
Ta'if (الطائف), Saudi mountain city in Makkah Region at 1,879 m elevation, 100 km from Makkah; about 1.1 million people, mild climate, and a famous Rosa damascena rose industry producing hundreds of millions of blooms yearly.
Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
Tabuk (تبوك) is the capital city of Tabuk Province in northwestern Saudi Arabia, on the old Medina-Damascus caravan route. Population 623,665 (2022 census); landmarks include Tabuk Castle, al-Tawbah Mosque, and the Hejaz Railway Station.
Taiz
Taiz (تعز), Yemen's third largest city, a medieval Ayyubid and Rasulid capital in the southwestern highlands on Jabal Sabir, long water-scarce and besieged by Houthi forces since 2015 and encircled again in October 2026.
The Line, Saudi Arabia
The Line is Saudi Arabia's planned 170-km linear city in NEOM, Tabuk Province, announced January 2021: 200 m wide, 500 m tall, 9 million residents, car-free. Repeatedly scaled back; construction halted in 2026 with population capped at 100,000.
Unaizah
Unaizah (عنيزة) is a city and Category (A) governorate on the Najd Plateau in al-Qassim Province, central Saudi Arabia, about 28 km from Buraydah, known for its International Date Festival.
Zabid
Zabid (زبيد), historic walled town in Yemen's Tihama plain; UNESCO World Heritage Site 1993, in Danger since 2000; Yemen's capital 13th–15th centuries under the Rasulids, famed for its Islamic university and about 86 mosques.