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Contractors to start Diriyah mosque construction

15 July 2025

 

A consortium of Saudi Arabia-based contractors Almajal Alarabi and Man Enterprise Al-Saudia, a subsidiary of Lebanon’s Man Enterprise, are preparing to start construction work on the King Salman Grand Mosque in Diriyah.

MEED understands that gigaproject developer Diriyah Company awarded the estimated SR900m ($240m) contract to the consortium in April.

The mobilisation works are ongoing and the project is expected to be completed in 2028.

The mosque is expected to accommodate over 10,000 worshippers and is located in the gigaproject's Diriyah Square.

Earlier this week, Italian contractor Webuild announced that it has won a $600m contract from Diriyah Company for a package for the Diriyah Square project.

The contract relates to construction works on package three of the Diriyah Square project. It involves the finishing and mechanical, electrical and plumbing works on more than 70 buildings and public spaces within Diriyah Square.

These assets cover a total area of about 365,000 square metres (sq m).

Webuild is already working on the underground multi-storey car park at Diriyah Square.

The three-floor underground car park will serve the mixed-use Diriyah Square district, which in addition to King Salman Grand Mosque will include leisure and entertainment facilities, hotels, retail outlets, offices and residential units designed in the traditional Najdi architectural style.

The car park has a floor area of 1 million sq m, with underground roads and tunnels below Diriyah Square, and a capacity for 10,500 cars.

The parking facility will directly connect commuters to all of Diriyah’s destinations, including Wadi Hanifah, the Western Ring Road and a national motorway. It will be a key component of the City of Riyadh Arterial Road system.

In an official statement on its website, Webuild said that the construction works on the car park are 55% completed.

Diriyah gigaproject

The Diriyah masterplan envisages the city as a cultural and lifestyle tourism destination. Located northwest of Riyadh’s city centre, it will cover 14 square kilometres and combine 300 years of history, culture and heritage with hospitality facilities.

The company awarded several significant contracts last year, including three contracts worth over SR21bn ($5.5bn). These included an estimated $2bn contract awarded to a joint venture of El-Seif Engineering & Contracting and China State to build the North Cultural District.

In July last year, Diriyah also awarded a $2.1bn package to a joint venture of local contractor Albawani and Qatar’s Urbacon to construct assets in the Wadi Safar district of the gigaproject.

Then in December, Diriyah Company awarded an estimated SR5.8bn ($1.5bn) contract to a joint venture of local firm Nesma & Partners and the local branch of Man Enterprise for its Jabal Al-Qurain Avenue cultural district, located in the northern district of the Diriyah Gate project.

Once complete, Diriyah will have the capacity to accommodate 100,000 residents and visitors.

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Yasir Iqbal

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