Neom is an arcology and planned city being built in Tabuk Province in Saudi Arabia. It was launched in 2017 by crown prince Mohammad bin Salman, who was the driving force and hands-on chair behind the project. The site is at the northern tip of the Red Sea, due east of Egypt across the Gulf of Aqaba and south of Jordan. The total planned area of Neom is 26,500 km2 (10,200 sq mi). Multiple regions are planned, including a floating industrial complex, global trade hub, tourist resorts, and a linear city powered by renewable energy sources. Thousands of people have been forcibly moved to make way for the project and villages have been razed.