Satellite Images Show Extensive Worker Housing Camps for Saudi Arabia's Neom Megaproject
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Tom Ravenscroft
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Summary
Satellite imagery reveals extensive worker housing camps built for Neom construction in Saudi Arabia, showing thousands of identical housing blocks arranged in repetitive patterns across desert locations. The images document the scale of temporary settlements supporting the massive $500 billion megacity project, with camps located near major construction sites and featuring standardized housing units, communal facilities, and infrastructure to accommodate the large workforce required for this ambitious development.
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Taken from Google Maps, the satellite images show a series of large camps surrounded by desert that have been built alongside Neom's major construction sites.
Numerous housing districts have been constructed to accommodate the thousands of workers needed for the $500 billion megacity project.
The images reveal the scale of temporary settlements required to support one of the world's most ambitious construction projects.
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