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Jubail
Sign in to savethumb|Jubail commercial port Jubail (, Al Jubayl) is an industrial city in the Eastern province on the Persian Gulf of Saudi Arabia, with a total population of 474,679 as of 2022. It is home to the Middle East's largest and world's fourth largest petrochemical company SABIC. It has the world's largest IWPP (Independent Water and Power Project) producing 2,743.6MW of electricity and 800,000m3 of water daily.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Jubail
- Settlement.native_name
- الجبيل
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ar
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Saudi Arabia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Eastern Province
- Settlement.government_type
- Monarchy
- Settlement.leader_title1
- Provincial Governor
- Settlement.leader_name1
- Saud bin Nayef
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2022
- Settlement.population_total
- 474,679
- Settlement.population_metro
- 505,162 (Jubail governorate)
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Nationality (2011)
- Settlement.population_blank1
- 73% Saudi 17% Indian 4% Filipinos 3% Pakistanis 1% Bangladeshis 1% Americans 1% Europeans 2.5% Other countries
- Settlement.timezone
- AST
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- الجبيل
- Population
- 197628
- Elevation
- 7
- Official website
- aljubail.org
- Image
- Jubail.JPG
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- الجبيل
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- Jubail
- postal code
- 31961
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Article
23 sectionsContents
- History
- 1930s
- Modern Development
- Jubail Industrial City
- Transportation
- Highway
- Railway
- Seaport
- Airport
- Main sights
- Beaches
- Education
- Schools
- Universities and colleges
- Hospitals, dispensaries and dental centers
- Distances to nearby places{{Relevance inline|discuss=This is not relevant and removing should be considered.|date=March 2023|reason=Nearby cities are not needed in an encyclopedia.}}
- Eastern Province
- Other provinces
- Other cities of [[Eastern Arabia]]
- Climate
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Jubail commercial port Jubail (, Al Jubayl) is an industrial city in the Eastern province on the Persian Gulf of Saudi Arabia, with a total population of 474,679 as of 2022. It is home to the Middle East's largest and world's fourth largest petrochemical company SABIC. It has the world's largest IWPP (Independent Water and Power Project) producing 2,743.6MW of electricity and 800,000m3 of water daily.
Jubail comprises the Old Town of Al Jubail (Jubail Balad), which was a small fishing village until 1975, and the Industrial Area. Jubail Industrial City is the largest civil engineering project in the world today. In 1975, the Saudi government designated Jubail as the site for a new industrial city, with rapid expansion and industrialization arising. The new industrial and residential areas were named Madīnat al Jubayl aṣ Ṣinā`īyah (Jubail Industrial City). The 2005 Census Report for Jubail Industrial City estimates the population at 224,430residents.
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