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Tall Buildings in Numbers The Middle East: 20 Years of Middle East Totals Total Population:3 381,402,626 Building Skyscrapers Total Land Area:4 7,119,839 km2 Regional Population Density: 53.6 people/km2 Given the location of this Journal’s case study, the Gate Towers, Abu Dhabi, we thought it would Cities of 1,000,000+ Population:5 38 be interesting to investigate tall buildings in the Middle East. Twenty years ago, the region Est. by 2015… contained only one skyscraper over 150 meters in height. It is now estimated that by the end of Countries with at least one 150 m+ building: 10 2015 the region will have 289 buildings in this category. While this massive increase has centered Cities with at least one 150 m+ building: 22 City with the most 150 m+ buildings: Dubai (150) in Dubai, by the end of 2015 over 20 cities in 10 countries will have completed a 150 m+ project. Total 150 m+ buildings: 289 Tallest building height: 828 m Mapping the Middle East 2015: Population and Skyscrapers Average height of 150 m+ buildings: 217 m Map shows data on skyscrapers and population as estimated in the year 2015 (see key for details). Building outlines show the tallest building in each country by the year 2015. 6 Rest of Middle East Footnotes Asiatic Turkey 1. The focus on buildings over 150 meters is driven by the need to ensure accuracy of data, rather than suggesting Ankara (3) that this is the threshold for a tall building. Izmir (2) 2. All tall building data is taken from the CTBUH Skyscraper Konya (1) 70,073,746 172,721,627 st Center as of October 1 , 2013. Mersin (1) 3. Unless otherwise noted, all population data is taken from % the CIA World Factbook 2013 population estimates. 18.4 4. Unless otherwise noted, all land area data is taken from 7 Buildings % the UN Demographic Yearbook 2009–2010. of pop. % 45.3 0 Buildings 5. “City” refers to the Urban Agglomeration, defi ned as an Lebanon 2.4 % extended city or town area comprising the built-up area of total of pop. 0.0 of the central place (usually a municipality) plus any cities Beirut (1) of total and suburbs linked in a continuous urban area. Estimate 4,131,583 79,853,900 of 1,000,000+ cities is based on data from the World % 1 Building Gazetteer. 1.1 % Iran 6. Population listed is estimated population of Asiatic of pop. 0.3 % of total Jordan Tehran (1) Turkey taken from the Turkish Statistical Institute. For the 20.9 purposes of this study, Istanbul is considered to be part Amman (1) of Europe. of pop. 1 Building 1 Building % 10 Buildings 0.3% 6,482,081 0.3 of total % of total X Buildings Key % 1.7 1,281,332 X.X% number of buildings 150 m+ in height 3.5 of total of pop. in country and percentage of region of total 4,695,316 0.3% X Buildings total by the year 2015 7,707,042 12 Buildings of pop. X.X% % of total Israel % 1.2 total population of country and 2.0 of pop. % 11 Buildings Bahrain percentage of region population Tel Aviv (7) of pop. 4.2 xxx m of total % Manama (11) height of country’s tallest building by Ramat Gan (2) Kuwait 3.8 xxx m the year 2015 Bnei Brak (1) Kuwait City (12) of total silhouette of country’s tallest building 26 Buildings by the year 2015 28 Buildings average height of all buildings 150 m+ % 192 Buildings in country by the year 2015 9.0 of total % 26,939,583 9.7 % 2,042,444 of total % 828 m 7.1 Saudi Arabia 0.5% 66.4 of pop. Riyadh (10) of pop. Qatar 5,473,972 of total Jeddah (8) % Mecca (7) Doha (28) 1.4 of pop. 601 m Al Khobar (1) United Arab Emirates Dubai (149) Abu Dhabi (32) 413 m Sharjah (8) Al Fujayrah (2) 300 m Ajman (1) 267 m 270 m 244 m 217 m 216 m 208 m 215 m 200 m 188 m 187 m 172 m 172 m 162 m Burj Khalifa Makkah Royal Clock Al Hamra Tower Aspire Tower Four Seasons City Gate Folkart Tower A Amman Rotana Sama Beirut Tehran International 2010 Tower Hotel, 2012 2011 2007 Hotel, 2014 Tower, 2001 2014 Hotel, 2013 2014 Tower, 2007 United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia Kuwait Qatar Bahrain Israel Asiatic Turkey Jordan Lebanon Iran 4442 | Tall Building in Numbers CTBUH Journal | 2013 Issue IV Burj Khalifa, Dubai Timeline of the Skyscraper Completion in the Middle East 828 m/2,717 ft Dots represent building height and location. Marina 101, Dubai Note: chart begins in 1987 with the completion of the region’s fi rst 150 meter skyscraper Makkah Royal Clock 432 m/1,417 ft Tower Hotel, Mecca UAE (192) Qatar (28) Saudi Arabia (26) 601 m/1,972 ft Princess Tower, Dubai Kuwait (12) Bahrain (11) Other Countries (20) 413 m/1,356 ft Al Hamra Tower, Kuwait City 413 m/1,354 ft 25 400m Arraya Tower, Kuwait City Emirates Tower 1, Dubai 300 m/984 ft 355 m/1,163 ft 20 350m Emirates Tower 2, Dubai Rose Rayhaan by Rotana, Dubai 309 m/1,014 ft 333 m/1,093 ft Burj Al Arab, Dubai Aspire Tower, Doha 321 m/1,053 ft 300 m/984 ft 15 300m Kingdom Centre, Riyadh 302 m/992 ft Dual Towers 1 & 2, Manama 260 m/853 ft Al Faisaliah Center, Riyadh 267 m/876 ft 10 250m City Gate Tower, Ramat Gan 244 m/801 ft Chelsea Tower, Dubai 250 m/820 ft Baynunah Hilton Tower Hotel, Abu Dhabi 165 m/541 ft 5 200m Mersin Complex, Mersin (Turkey) 177 m/580 ft Number of buildings over 150 meters completed each year (bars) each year completed 150 meters Number of buildings over 0 150m (dots) each year completed 150 meters Height of buildings over 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Note: We can predict 2015 building completions with some accuracy due to projects now in advanced construction. The Middle East’s Future Tallest Ten: 2015 Tallest: 828 meters Average Height: 459 meters 750 m 600 m 450 m 300 m 150 m Burj Khalifa Makkah Royal Clock Marina 101 Princess Tower Al Hamra Tower 23 Marina Capital Market World Trade Center Elite Almas Tower 828 m / 2,717 ft Tower Hotel 432 m / 1,417 ft 413 m / 1,356 ft 413 m / 1,354 ft 393 m / 1,289 ft Authority Headquarters Abu Dhabi Residence 360 m / 1,181 ft Dubai, 2010 601 m / 1,972 ft Dubai, 2014 Dubai, 2012 Kuwait City, 2011 Dubai, 2012 385 m / 1,263 ft 381 m / 1,251 ft 380 m / 1,248 ft Dubai, 2008 Mecca, 2012 Riyadh, 2014 Abu Dhabi, 2013 Dubai, 2012 150 Kingdom Tower, the 1000+ meter After Dubai, which is set to contain Dubai’s fi rst 150 m+ project now under construction 149 buildings over 150 meters, the skyscraper was in Jeddah, is not included in this 32 28 cities which will contain the most the Burj Al Arab study because of its estimated skyscrapers in the Middle East by 2015 completed in 1999, 2019 completion Dubai Abu Doha are Abu Dhabi (32) and Doha (28). just 14 years ago. Dhabi CTBUH Journal | 2013 Issue IV Tall Building in Numbers | 4543.
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