12 Facts About Neom

Neom is a Saudi city being built in Tabuk Province in northwestern Saudi Arabia.

Some illustrations for the Neom project were taken from the Gardens by the Bay in Singapore, leaving commentators to note that "using an actual shot of Singapore to depict an upcoming construction project in Saudi Arabia is an odd choice".

In March 2020, Neom signed a partnership deal as a principal partner with Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team.

In March 2021, Neom signed a four-year global sponsorship agreement with the Asian Football Confederation.

Neom hosted Extreme E's 2022 Desert X-Prix and held the naming rights to the series' Island X-Prix in Sardinia.

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Development work of the project's first phase, Neom Bay, was planned to start in the first quarter of 2019 and be completed by 2020.

The airport that is planned to be located at Neom Bay has been registered by the International Air Transport Association with the code NUM.

Neom was later killed by Saudi security forces, who claimed he had opened fire on them.

Neom's funeral was held near the village of al-Khoraibah and was well attended, despite the presence of Saudi security forces.

In November 2020, British lawyers representing the Bedouin tribe displaced in the development of Neom urged Dominic Raab to boycott the G20 Summit in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi government refused to comment, while Neom declined to make Nasr available for answers or interview requests.

Line, a smart city housed within Neom that has been aimed to be designed with the help of artificial intelligence, announced plans to use data as a currency to manage and provide facilities such as, power, waste, water, healthcare, transport and security.