Neom

Neom is an urban area being built by Saudi Arabia in Tabuk Province, covering a planned area of 26,500 km2. Launched in 2017, the project aims to create 460,000 jobs and add $48 billion to the country's GDP. However, experts have expressed skepticism about the project's ambitions, and its estimated costs exceed $1.5 trillion. The project has also been criticized for environmental and human rights violations, including the forced relocation of 20,000 people and the killing of members of the Howeitat tribe resisting evictions. The construction of the project has fallen behind schedule, with only two buildings constructed by July 2022, and the project is expected to be substantially scaled back from its original plan.learn more on wikipedia