Jubail which in Arabic is Al Jubayl is a city in the Eastern province and on the Persian Gulf coast of Saudi Arabia. Al Jubail is home to the largest industrial city in the world and also its home to Saudi Basic Industries Corporation. Saudi Basic Industries Corporation is Middle East’s largest and also the fourth largest petrochemical company in the world. The city is home to the Independent Water and Power Project which produces 2743.6 megawatts of electricity and 800,000 meters cubed of water daily making it the world’s largest project of that nature. Jubail is made up of the industrial area and the Old Town of Al Jubail (Jubail Balad), which was a small fishing village until 1975.
- The world’s largest industrial city established in 1975 is located in Al Jubail
- Ranks 92nd in the world in terms of Total Cargo Volume
- One of the industrial city projects is Saline Water Conversion Corp
- The corporation is responsible for 20% of worldwide desalinated water production
- The corporation is also the second largest provider of electricity in the country
- Flamingos, terns, ducks, herons, and seagulls have since made the Marine Wildlife Sanctuary their home