24 Oct

Saudi Arabia: $500 Billion Mega City

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Find out the answer to Yesterday’s GeoQuestion, “Which county is home to the world’s longest and deepest traffic tunnel?” below!

 

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Saudi Arabia
$500 Billion Mega City
Saudi Arabia announced plans to build a $500 billion mega city on the Kingdom’s Red Sea coast. In a Tuesday statement by Crown Prince Mohammed, “the 26,500 square kilometers zone, known as NEOM, will focus on industries including energy and water, biotechnology, food, advanced manufacturing and entertainment”. The NEOM land mass will extend across the Egyptian and Jordanian borders, making the city the first private zone to span three countries.This map shows the location of Saudi Arabia and the  surrounding countries. Click on the image to expand.

Further Reading: ABC, Reuters, Arab News, Bloomberg, Saudi Gazette
Graphic Source: Google Maps
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Catalonia
Direct Ruling
On Tuesday, the Spanish government said during a committee meeting in Madrid that it will impose direct rule on Catalonia to counter an illegal independence push. The Catalan parliament plans to meet on Thursday to agree on a response to the Madrid meeting. Catalonia said on Monday that it was confident all officials, including police, would defy attempts by the Spanish government to enforce direct rule. This map depicts the location of the Catalonia region in Spain. Click on the map to learn more about the story.

Further Reading: Reuters, Voice of America, Independent, Washington Post
Graphic Source: BBC
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Kenya
Protesters Disperse
On Tuesday, around 2,000 protesters marched on the election board offices in the western city of Kisumu. Witnesses say the demonstrators were responding to Raila Odinga’s appeal for protests against Thursday’s repeat presidential ballot. Kenya police used bullets and teargas to break up the group.This map depicts the western city of Kisumu, where the protesting took place. Click on the map to expand.

Graphic Source: BBC

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Yesterday’s Answer

Q:  Which county is home to the world’s longest and deepest traffic tunnel?

A: Switzerland
Completed in June 2016, the Gotthard Base Tunnel has a length of 57.09 km and a depth of 7,545 feet. It took 17 years to complete and had a reported cost of $12 billion. 
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