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A few years from now, a billion-dollar city will come up in Kuwait. Known as Madinat Al Hareer, the City of Silk in Subiya, Kuwait City, will cover an area of 250 square kilometres.
The $132 billion city will be divided into four main districts: educational city, finance city, leisure city and ecological city.
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Madinat al-Hareer will have many bridges, a huge sports complex, convention centers, a duty free mall, and a 1,001 meter skyscraper.
It will also have an Olympic stadium, residences, hotels and retail facilities.
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Around 450,000 new jobs will be created in the city. Around 700,000 residents can be accommodated in the city.
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The city will be completed in ten years. The first phase of construction will be completed in 2012.
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Madinat Al Hareer will be an architectural marvel when completed in 2023.
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While the government has invested over $132 billion, several private investors are also part of the huge construction project.