Known as the Kingdom’s prime energy hub, Sharqia is home to two of the largest onshore and offshore oil fields in the world (by reserves) – Al Ghawar and Al Safaniya –. The region’s abundant natural resources and industrial ecosystem support the development of competitive oil, gas and petrochemicals industries. Sharqia benefits from its strategic location with a world class transport & logistics infrastructure, making it the kingdom’s gate to GCC countries. The region is set to become a competitive global logistics hub, particularly in the maritime sector, capitalizing on the existence of advanced ports and location on the Arabian Gulf, which enables large-scale local and global trade. The Region also provides a platform for new and innovative industries for the region. With the region’s transformative focus on creating highly technological jobs and diversifying into non-oil-based industries, the time is now to invest in Sharqia.

5,266,998

Population (2020)

540,000

Area in sq.km

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