With Saudi Arabia economic growth, Mecca has seen some inevitable changes that have pushed it towards becoming a more urbanized township eager to make its mark a first world city. The government’s 10-year plan to give Mecca its deserving status has initiated several infrastructure, socio-economic, and cultural developments. The private sector has been a catalyst in this movement. With its magnificent Mecca Gateway Project, Sumou Real Estate Company has envisioned a bright future for the Holy Land.
A pilgrimage to the symbolic centre of the Muslim world-a spiritual journey, a cultural awakening and a religious experience shall now be transformed into something more dynamic and urban. Mecca municipality and Soumu Real Estate Company have partnered in a dream project called Mecca Gateway, to be completed in a span of 20 years. The gateway shall have a beautiful clustering of low and medium rise developments filling the valley with exciting activities and resources. With the hope to create a planned, affordable and functional edge city which can provide 21st century services for residents and visitors alike within the holy region. This splendid development shall become an inspiration for suburb development throughout the region.
Bawabat Mecca
The Mecca Gateway project is about building a new city that spreads over 86 square kilometre of land only 13 kilometres from Al Haram (grand mosque of Mecca) and 40 kilometres from Jeddah. Bawabat Mecca, as the city is called, is built around a National Park and shall house a population of 690,000 people. It shall provide a new government district, financial district, CBD, university and research centre, exhibition centre, Prince Sultan Cultural Oasis, King Abdullah Dialogue Centre, craft and heritage village, in addition to mixed-use residential and commercial developments and other public amenities. The city once complete shall boost economic advantages for inhabitants and bring investment from all parts of the Muslim world.
For Mecca municipality and Soumu Real Estate Company this is a dream coming true in the next 20 years. The gateway will have a beautiful clustering of low and medium rise developments filling the valley with exciting activities and resources. The project is expected to have the latest technology for infrastructure and utilities, as well as full-fledged services and public amenities, such as schools, mosques and community centres.
Soumu Real Estate: Spotlight
Established in 2007, the company is the brainchild of founder Ayedh Bin Farhan Al Qahtani. It hopes to become a stalwart in the real estate industry through innovating and pioneering dynamic project developments, transparency in activities and gaining trust and satisfaction of customers. Deep insight into the real estate market coupled with experiences has put the company on a path to achieve its goal to transform Saudi Arabia into an urban global power boastful of great developments in community and infrastructure.
“The Mecca real estate market is one of the best real estate markets in the world, combining reasonable revenues of investment in addition to the community growth initiated by the real estate developer for the visitors to the holy city. It is our dream to transform Mecca into an advance global spiritual destination for our Muslim brothers and sisters,” says Al Qahtani, Founder of Soumu Real Estate.