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Red Sea Mall is situated in the southern suburb of Jeddah.

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Red Sea Mall is a shopping mall located in the northern suburb of Jeddah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The mall is located on the western side of the King Abdulaziz Road between the King Abdulaziz International Airport and the Red Sea coast. It covers approximately 242,200 square meters of built area. The basic design is a curved building (120°) with the main entrance in the center of the inner curve leading to a set of central courts. There's a hotel attached to it called "Elaf Jeddah". Main facilities are a Danube supermarket, Sparky's Games City and the Virgin Megastore. On opening it had both the "biggest indoor water fountain” and the largest glass covered area in Saudi Arabia. Some restaurants inside the mall include Applebee's, Steakhouse, McDonald's, Burger King, KFC and Al Baik Express.

Kingdom Centre is a 99-storey, 302.3 m (992 ft) skyscraper in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is the fifth-tallest skyscraper in the country, whose tallest two buildings are the Abraj Al Bait Towers and the Capital Market Authority Tower. It is the world's third-tallest building with a hole after the Shanghai World Financial Center and the 85 Sky Tower in Taiwan. When completed in 2002, it overtook the Faisaliyah Tower, which – at 267 metres – was the tallest tower in Riyadh at that time. Besides the shopping mall, Kingdom Tower contains the Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh and apartments. There is a 65m sky bridge atop the skyscraper.

Al Rashed Mall is a shopping mall located in the west of the Khobar city center in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The mall is located on the northern side of the King Abdullah Road (former Dhahran Road) opposite where it is joined by the King Khalid Road (former King Fahd Road). The original mall based on a Y shaped layout was opened in 1995 and had four levels (three shopping levels and basement parking). The extended plan as of 2006 includes a Carrefour hypermarket in a building on the other side of a small road with a multistory car park building alongside it and a detached mosque. The mall was designed and built by the Al Rashid Trading & Contracting CO. LTD. which won a certificate of merit for designing the mall from The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).

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Statement

Red Sea Mall consists of around 242,200 square meters of built area.

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Red Sea Mall is a shopping mall located in the northern suburb of Jeddah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The mall is located on the western side of the King Abdulaziz Road between the King Abdulaziz International Airport and the Red Sea coast. It covers approximately 242,200 square meters of built area. The basic design is a curved building (120°) with the main entrance in the center of the inner curve leading to a set of central courts. There's a hotel attached to it called "Elaf Jeddah". Main facilities are a Danube supermarket, Sparky's Games City and the Virgin Megastore. On opening it had both the "biggest indoor water fountain” and the largest glass covered area in Saudi Arabia. Some restaurants inside the mall include Applebee's, Steakhouse, McDonald's, Burger King, KFC and Al Baik Express.

Kingdom Centre is a 99-storey, 302.3 m (992 ft) skyscraper in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is the fifth-tallest skyscraper in the country, whose tallest two buildings are the Abraj Al Bait Towers and the Capital Market Authority Tower. It is the world's third-tallest building with a hole after the Shanghai World Financial Center and the 85 Sky Tower in Taiwan. When completed in 2002, it overtook the Faisaliyah Tower, which – at 267 metres – was the tallest tower in Riyadh at that time. Besides the shopping mall, Kingdom Tower contains the Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh and apartments. There is a 65m sky bridge atop the skyscraper.

Al Rashed Mall is a shopping mall located in the west of the Khobar city center in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The mall is located on the northern side of the King Abdullah Road (former Dhahran Road) opposite where it is joined by the King Khalid Road (former King Fahd Road). The original mall based on a Y shaped layout was opened in 1995 and had four levels (three shopping levels and basement parking). The extended plan as of 2006 includes a Carrefour hypermarket in a building on the other side of a small road with a multistory car park building alongside it and a detached mosque. The mall was designed and built by the Al Rashid Trading & Contracting CO. LTD. which won a certificate of merit for designing the mall from The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).

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Statement

Red Sea Mall has a rectangular design.

Three Places to Shop in KSA

Red Sea Mall is a shopping mall located in the northern suburb of Jeddah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The mall is located on the western side of the King Abdulaziz Road between the King Abdulaziz International Airport and the Red Sea coast. It covers approximately 242,200 square meters of built area. The basic design is a curved building (120°) with the main entrance in the center of the inner curve leading to a set of central courts. There's a hotel attached to it called "Elaf Jeddah". Main facilities are a Danube supermarket, Sparky's Games City and the Virgin Megastore. On opening it had both the "biggest indoor water fountain” and the largest glass covered area in Saudi Arabia. Some restaurants inside the mall include Applebee's, Steakhouse, McDonald's, Burger King, KFC and Al Baik Express.

Kingdom Centre is a 99-storey, 302.3 m (992 ft) skyscraper in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is the fifth-tallest skyscraper in the country, whose tallest two buildings are the Abraj Al Bait Towers and the Capital Market Authority Tower. It is the world's third-tallest building with a hole after the Shanghai World Financial Center and the 85 Sky Tower in Taiwan. When completed in 2002, it overtook the Faisaliyah Tower, which – at 267 metres – was the tallest tower in Riyadh at that time. Besides the shopping mall, Kingdom Tower contains the Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh and apartments. There is a 65m sky bridge atop the skyscraper.

Al Rashed Mall is a shopping mall located in the west of the Khobar city center in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The mall is located on the northern side of the King Abdullah Road (former Dhahran Road) opposite where it is joined by the King Khalid Road (former King Fahd Road). The original mall based on a Y shaped layout was opened in 1995 and had four levels (three shopping levels and basement parking). The extended plan as of 2006 includes a Carrefour hypermarket in a building on the other side of a small road with a multistory car park building alongside it and a detached mosque. The mall was designed and built by the Al Rashid Trading & Contracting CO. LTD. which won a certificate of merit for designing the mall from The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).

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Statement

Red Sea Mall had the largest glass covered area in Saudi Arabia when it opened.

Three Places to Shop in KSA

Red Sea Mall is a shopping mall located in the northern suburb of Jeddah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The mall is located on the western side of the King Abdulaziz Road between the King Abdulaziz International Airport and the Red Sea coast. It covers approximately 242,200 square meters of built area. The basic design is a curved building (120°) with the main entrance in the center of the inner curve leading to a set of central courts. There's a hotel attached to it called "Elaf Jeddah". Main facilities are a Danube supermarket, Sparky's Games City and the Virgin Megastore. On opening it had both the "biggest indoor water fountain” and the largest glass covered area in Saudi Arabia. Some restaurants inside the mall include Applebee's, Steakhouse, McDonald's, Burger King, KFC and Al Baik Express.

Kingdom Centre is a 99-storey, 302.3 m (992 ft) skyscraper in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is the fifth-tallest skyscraper in the country, whose tallest two buildings are the Abraj Al Bait Towers and the Capital Market Authority Tower. It is the world's third-tallest building with a hole after the Shanghai World Financial Center and the 85 Sky Tower in Taiwan. When completed in 2002, it overtook the Faisaliyah Tower, which – at 267 metres – was the tallest tower in Riyadh at that time. Besides the shopping mall, Kingdom Tower contains the Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh and apartments. There is a 65m sky bridge atop the skyscraper.

Al Rashed Mall is a shopping mall located in the west of the Khobar city center in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The mall is located on the northern side of the King Abdullah Road (former Dhahran Road) opposite where it is joined by the King Khalid Road (former King Fahd Road). The original mall based on a Y shaped layout was opened in 1995 and had four levels (three shopping levels and basement parking). The extended plan as of 2006 includes a Carrefour hypermarket in a building on the other side of a small road with a multistory car park building alongside it and a detached mosque. The mall was designed and built by the Al Rashid Trading & Contracting CO. LTD. which won a certificate of merit for designing the mall from The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).

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Statement

The Kingdom Centre is the world’s third-tallest building.

Three Places to Shop in KSA

Red Sea Mall is a shopping mall located in the northern suburb of Jeddah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The mall is located on the western side of the King Abdulaziz Road between the King Abdulaziz International Airport and the Red Sea coast. It covers approximately 242,200 square meters of built area. The basic design is a curved building (120°) with the main entrance in the center of the inner curve leading to a set of central courts. There's a hotel attached to it called "Elaf Jeddah". Main facilities are a Danube supermarket, Sparky's Games City and the Virgin Megastore. On opening it had both the "biggest indoor water fountain” and the largest glass covered area in Saudi Arabia. Some restaurants inside the mall include Applebee's, Steakhouse, McDonald's, Burger King, KFC and Al Baik Express.

Kingdom Centre is a 99-storey, 302.3 m (992 ft) skyscraper in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is the fifth-tallest skyscraper in the country, whose tallest two buildings are the Abraj Al Bait Towers and the Capital Market Authority Tower. It is the world's third-tallest building with a hole after the Shanghai World Financial Center and the 85 Sky Tower in Taiwan. When completed in 2002, it overtook the Faisaliyah Tower, which – at 267 metres – was the tallest tower in Riyadh at that time. Besides the shopping mall, Kingdom Tower contains the Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh and apartments. There is a 65m sky bridge atop the skyscraper.

Al Rashed Mall is a shopping mall located in the west of the Khobar city center in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The mall is located on the northern side of the King Abdullah Road (former Dhahran Road) opposite where it is joined by the King Khalid Road (former King Fahd Road). The original mall based on a Y shaped layout was opened in 1995 and had four levels (three shopping levels and basement parking). The extended plan as of 2006 includes a Carrefour hypermarket in a building on the other side of a small road with a multistory car park building alongside it and a detached mosque. The mall was designed and built by the Al Rashid Trading & Contracting CO. LTD. which won a certificate of merit for designing the mall from The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).

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Statement

The Kingdom Centre is the fifth-tallest skyscaper in Saudi Arabia.

Three Places to Shop in KSA

Red Sea Mall is a shopping mall located in the northern suburb of Jeddah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The mall is located on the western side of the King Abdulaziz Road between the King Abdulaziz International Airport and the Red Sea coast. It covers approximately 242,200 square meters of built area. The basic design is a curved building (120°) with the main entrance in the center of the inner curve leading to a set of central courts. There's a hotel attached to it called "Elaf Jeddah". Main facilities are a Danube supermarket, Sparky's Games City and the Virgin Megastore. On opening it had both the "biggest indoor water fountain” and the largest glass covered area in Saudi Arabia. Some restaurants inside the mall include Applebee's, Steakhouse, McDonald's, Burger King, KFC and Al Baik Express.

Kingdom Centre is a 99-storey, 302.3 m (992 ft) skyscraper in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is the fifth-tallest skyscraper in the country, whose tallest two buildings are the Abraj Al Bait Towers and the Capital Market Authority Tower. It is the world's third-tallest building with a hole after the Shanghai World Financial Center and the 85 Sky Tower in Taiwan. When completed in 2002, it overtook the Faisaliyah Tower, which – at 267 metres – was the tallest tower in Riyadh at that time. Besides the shopping mall, Kingdom Tower contains the Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh and apartments. There is a 65m sky bridge atop the skyscraper.

Al Rashed Mall is a shopping mall located in the west of the Khobar city center in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The mall is located on the northern side of the King Abdullah Road (former Dhahran Road) opposite where it is joined by the King Khalid Road (former King Fahd Road). The original mall based on a Y shaped layout was opened in 1995 and had four levels (three shopping levels and basement parking). The extended plan as of 2006 includes a Carrefour hypermarket in a building on the other side of a small road with a multistory car park building alongside it and a detached mosque. The mall was designed and built by the Al Rashid Trading & Contracting CO. LTD. which won a certificate of merit for designing the mall from The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).

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Statement

There is a 60-metre sky bridge atop the Kingdom Centre.

Three Places to Shop in KSA

Red Sea Mall is a shopping mall located in the northern suburb of Jeddah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The mall is located on the western side of the King Abdulaziz Road between the King Abdulaziz International Airport and the Red Sea coast. It covers approximately 242,200 square meters of built area. The basic design is a curved building (120°) with the main entrance in the center of the inner curve leading to a set of central courts. There's a hotel attached to it called "Elaf Jeddah". Main facilities are a Danube supermarket, Sparky's Games City and the Virgin Megastore. On opening it had both the "biggest indoor water fountain” and the largest glass covered area in Saudi Arabia. Some restaurants inside the mall include Applebee's, Steakhouse, McDonald's, Burger King, KFC and Al Baik Express.

Kingdom Centre is a 99-storey, 302.3 m (992 ft) skyscraper in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is the fifth-tallest skyscraper in the country, whose tallest two buildings are the Abraj Al Bait Towers and the Capital Market Authority Tower. It is the world's third-tallest building with a hole after the Shanghai World Financial Center and the 85 Sky Tower in Taiwan. When completed in 2002, it overtook the Faisaliyah Tower, which – at 267 metres – was the tallest tower in Riyadh at that time. Besides the shopping mall, Kingdom Tower contains the Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh and apartments. There is a 65m sky bridge atop the skyscraper.

Al Rashed Mall is a shopping mall located in the west of the Khobar city center in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The mall is located on the northern side of the King Abdullah Road (former Dhahran Road) opposite where it is joined by the King Khalid Road (former King Fahd Road). The original mall based on a Y shaped layout was opened in 1995 and had four levels (three shopping levels and basement parking). The extended plan as of 2006 includes a Carrefour hypermarket in a building on the other side of a small road with a multistory car park building alongside it and a detached mosque. The mall was designed and built by the Al Rashid Trading & Contracting CO. LTD. which won a certificate of merit for designing the mall from The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).

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Statement

Al Rashid Mall is situated on the northern side of the King Abdullah Road.

Three Places to Shop in KSA

Red Sea Mall is a shopping mall located in the northern suburb of Jeddah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The mall is located on the western side of the King Abdulaziz Road between the King Abdulaziz International Airport and the Red Sea coast. It covers approximately 242,200 square meters of built area. The basic design is a curved building (120°) with the main entrance in the center of the inner curve leading to a set of central courts. There's a hotel attached to it called "Elaf Jeddah". Main facilities are a Danube supermarket, Sparky's Games City and the Virgin Megastore. On opening it had both the "biggest indoor water fountain” and the largest glass covered area in Saudi Arabia. Some restaurants inside the mall include Applebee's, Steakhouse, McDonald's, Burger King, KFC and Al Baik Express.

Kingdom Centre is a 99-storey, 302.3 m (992 ft) skyscraper in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is the fifth-tallest skyscraper in the country, whose tallest two buildings are the Abraj Al Bait Towers and the Capital Market Authority Tower. It is the world's third-tallest building with a hole after the Shanghai World Financial Center and the 85 Sky Tower in Taiwan. When completed in 2002, it overtook the Faisaliyah Tower, which – at 267 metres – was the tallest tower in Riyadh at that time. Besides the shopping mall, Kingdom Tower contains the Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh and apartments. There is a 65m sky bridge atop the skyscraper.

Al Rashed Mall is a shopping mall located in the west of the Khobar city center in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The mall is located on the northern side of the King Abdullah Road (former Dhahran Road) opposite where it is joined by the King Khalid Road (former King Fahd Road). The original mall based on a Y shaped layout was opened in 1995 and had four levels (three shopping levels and basement parking). The extended plan as of 2006 includes a Carrefour hypermarket in a building on the other side of a small road with a multistory car park building alongside it and a detached mosque. The mall was designed and built by the Al Rashid Trading & Contracting CO. LTD. which won a certificate of merit for designing the mall from The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).

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Statement

Al Rashid Mall opened to the public in 2006.

Three Places to Shop in KSA

Red Sea Mall is a shopping mall located in the northern suburb of Jeddah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The mall is located on the western side of the King Abdulaziz Road between the King Abdulaziz International Airport and the Red Sea coast. It covers approximately 242,200 square meters of built area. The basic design is a curved building (120°) with the main entrance in the center of the inner curve leading to a set of central courts. There's a hotel attached to it called "Elaf Jeddah". Main facilities are a Danube supermarket, Sparky's Games City and the Virgin Megastore. On opening it had both the "biggest indoor water fountain” and the largest glass covered area in Saudi Arabia. Some restaurants inside the mall include Applebee's, Steakhouse, McDonald's, Burger King, KFC and Al Baik Express.

Kingdom Centre is a 99-storey, 302.3 m (992 ft) skyscraper in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is the fifth-tallest skyscraper in the country, whose tallest two buildings are the Abraj Al Bait Towers and the Capital Market Authority Tower. It is the world's third-tallest building with a hole after the Shanghai World Financial Center and the 85 Sky Tower in Taiwan. When completed in 2002, it overtook the Faisaliyah Tower, which – at 267 metres – was the tallest tower in Riyadh at that time. Besides the shopping mall, Kingdom Tower contains the Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh and apartments. There is a 65m sky bridge atop the skyscraper.

Al Rashed Mall is a shopping mall located in the west of the Khobar city center in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The mall is located on the northern side of the King Abdullah Road (former Dhahran Road) opposite where it is joined by the King Khalid Road (former King Fahd Road). The original mall based on a Y shaped layout was opened in 1995 and had four levels (three shopping levels and basement parking). The extended plan as of 2006 includes a Carrefour hypermarket in a building on the other side of a small road with a multistory car park building alongside it and a detached mosque. The mall was designed and built by the Al Rashid Trading & Contracting CO. LTD. which won a certificate of merit for designing the mall from The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).

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A Carrefour hypermarket was included in Al Rashid Mall’s original design.

Three Places to Shop in KSA

Red Sea Mall is a shopping mall located in the northern suburb of Jeddah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The mall is located on the western side of the King Abdulaziz Road between the King Abdulaziz International Airport and the Red Sea coast. It covers approximately 242,200 square meters of built area. The basic design is a curved building (120°) with the main entrance in the center of the inner curve leading to a set of central courts. There's a hotel attached to it called "Elaf Jeddah". Main facilities are a Danube supermarket, Sparky's Games City and the Virgin Megastore. On opening it had both the "biggest indoor water fountain” and the largest glass covered area in Saudi Arabia. Some restaurants inside the mall include Applebee's, Steakhouse, McDonald's, Burger King, KFC and Al Baik Express.

Kingdom Centre is a 99-storey, 302.3 m (992 ft) skyscraper in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is the fifth-tallest skyscraper in the country, whose tallest two buildings are the Abraj Al Bait Towers and the Capital Market Authority Tower. It is the world's third-tallest building with a hole after the Shanghai World Financial Center and the 85 Sky Tower in Taiwan. When completed in 2002, it overtook the Faisaliyah Tower, which – at 267 metres – was the tallest tower in Riyadh at that time. Besides the shopping mall, Kingdom Tower contains the Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh and apartments. There is a 65m sky bridge atop the skyscraper.

Al Rashed Mall is a shopping mall located in the west of the Khobar city center in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The mall is located on the northern side of the King Abdullah Road (former Dhahran Road) opposite where it is joined by the King Khalid Road (former King Fahd Road). The original mall based on a Y shaped layout was opened in 1995 and had four levels (three shopping levels and basement parking). The extended plan as of 2006 includes a Carrefour hypermarket in a building on the other side of a small road with a multistory car park building alongside it and a detached mosque. The mall was designed and built by the Al Rashid Trading & Contracting CO. LTD. which won a certificate of merit for designing the mall from The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).

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