Mecca

Saudi Arabia

Facts

Density

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# of 150m+ buildings

7 Completed • 0 Under Construction

First 150m+ Building

Abraj Al Bait Safa Tower (2007)

Tallest Building

Makkah Royal Clock Tower (525 m)

Most Common Function*

Residential (40%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (89%)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

114

Tallest City in

the World

9

Tallest City in

Middle East

2

Tallest City in

Saudi Arabia

Buildings

Rank	Name	Height
1	Makkah Royal Clock Tower	525 m / 1,722 ft
2	Abraj Al Bait ZamZam Tower	279 m / 915 ft
3	Abraj Al Bait Hajar Tower	276 m / 906 ft
4	Abraj Al Bait Maqam Tower	232.4 m / 762 ft
5	Abraj Al Bait Qibla Tower	232.4 m / 762 ft
6	Abraj Al Bait Marwah Tower	232 m / 761 ft
7	Abraj Al Bait Safa Tower	232 m / 761 ft
8	Abraj Kudai T6A and T6B	230 m / 755 ft
9	Jabal Omar Hotel Tower 1	212.7 m / 698 ft
10	Jabal Omar Hotel Tower 2	212.7 m / 698 ft

Building Completions Timeline

CTBUH People & Events

Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2012

31 December 2012

Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel completed at 601…

The Tallest 20 in 2020: Entering the Era of the Megatall

08 December 2011

Within this decade we will likely witness not only…

Research

20 October 2018

The Middle East: 30+ Years of Building Tall

The Middle East region is hosting its first CTBUH International Conference since 2008. In that year, there were 119 completed buildings of 150 meters or...

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Research

01 February 2018

The Global Tall Building Picture: Impact of 2017

In 2017, 144 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed. This is the fourth record-breaking year in a row, and it brings the...

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Research

01 April 2013

Fast-growing Saudi Arabia Embraces Tall Buildings

Amid a rapidly changing cultural and economic landscape in Saudi Arabia, John Harris, co-head of Jones Lang LaSalle’s Saudi Arabia office, discusses the shifts in...

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