The new town of Khashm-Al-Aan

Dumez

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Khashm-Al-Aan: a city built from scratch by Dumez

Khashm-Al-Aam was just another patch of desert in the suburbs of Riad, Saudi Arabia, when the National Guard decided to build its largest military base there in 1981. The Saudi government launched a giant construction project to build housing for the families of officers and enlisted men. In less than five years, Dumez built a city for 50,000 people, including 5,200 homes and 143 public buildings over an area of 1,640,000 square metres.