Dammam is getting a SAR 650 mn tourism project: The Eastern Province Municipality is partnering with unnamed Thai investors to develop the Global City in Dammam, a large-scale entertainment and tourism destination with a total planned investment of SAR 650 mn, state news agency SPA reported on Monday. The project’s first phase is valued at SAR 200 mn.

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Project details: The 600k sqm Global Village will feature 16 pavilions — each themed after the culture of a different country — a man-made lake with a floating market, and a 7k-seat open-air amphitheater — expandable to 10k seats. The project will also include a 17k-sqm amusement park and an outdoor skating rink.

This is set to be one of two Global Villages in the Kingdom, along with the 2 mn sqm Expo 2030 site — located around Wadi Al Sulai, north of Riyadh — which will be transformed into a Global Village when the event wraps.

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