Jeddah

Saudi Arabia

Facts

Population

3,456,259 (2010)

Area

4,686 km² • 1,809 mi²

Density

737.6 people per km²

1,910.3 people per mi²

First 150m+ Building

King’s Road Tower (2011)

Tallest Building

Sail Tower (240 m)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

130

Tallest City in

the World

Tallest City in

Middle East

Tallest City in

Saudi Arabia

Buildings

RANK	Name	Height
1	Diamond Tower	432 m / 1,417 ft
2	Sumo Tower 1	322 m / 1,056 ft
3	Sumo Tower 2	293 m / 961 ft
4	Aqua Tower	251 m / 823 ft
5	Sail Tower	240 m / 787 ft
6	The Headquarters Business Park	235.9 m / 774 ft
7	Golden Tower	205 m / 673 ft
8	Al Jawhara Tower	187 m / 614 ft
9	Beach Tower	177 m / 581 ft
10	King’s Road Tower	170 m / 558 ft

Building Completions Timeline

Jeddah CTBUH Members

Logo	Name	Level	# of 150m+ buildings	Fields Of Expertise ACAD: Academic / University ARCH: Architecture BACS: Building Automation Control Systems BMNT: Building Maintenance CIV: Civil Engineering COMP: Computers / IT / Software CON: Construction / Contractor COST: Cost Consulting DEV: Developer ENGO: Engineering, Other ENVE: Environmental Engineering ENVP: Environmental Protection FAC: Façade Design / Engineering FIN: Financial Industry FIRE: Fire Engineering GEO: Geotechnic / Foundations HIST: Historical Preservation INSU: Insurance / Risk INTR: Interior Design LAND: Landscape Architecture LEGL: Legal MRKT: Marketing / Sales MATR: Materials / Products / Systems Supplier MEP: Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing NONP: Non-Profit Org. / Assoc. / Gov't OWN: Owner (Buildings, Land) PMNG: Project Management PROP: Property Management RES: Research Institute SEC: Security Consultancy SEIS: Seismic Design STRC: Structural Engineering SURV: Surveying TRAN: Transportation / Urban Infrastructure URB: Urban Design VERC: Vertical Transportation Consultant WIND: Wind Engineering OTHR: Other FACS: Façade Systems VERS: Vertical Transportation Supplier ENGM: Engineering, Multi-discipline
	Jeddah Economic Company	Platinum	1	DEV • OWN • PROP
	PERI	Platinum	20	MATR

CTBUH People & Events

CTBUH Trustee

Mounib Hammoud

Jeddah Economic Company

2018 Tall Building Predictions

17 January 2018

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Videos

16 March 2017

Building Tall Skyscraper Lecture Series: How High Can We Go?

Thursday, March 16, 2017. Chicago, United States of America. Hosted in collaboration with the Chicago Architecture Foundation, the first lecture of the series Building Tall...

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Research

22 August 2022

Structural Design of Iconic Tower, Egypt: Culmination of a Concrete Optimization Process

This paper presents an overview of a process of optimizing concrete mixture for tall buildings, culminating in the design of the Iconic Tower, the key...

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Research

20 October 2018

The Middle East: 30+ Years of Building Tall

The Middle East region is hosting its first CTBUH International Conference since 2008. In that year, there were 119 completed buildings of 150 meters or...

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