MAF’s Mall of Saudi will include the Kingdom’s first ski slope

Majid Al Futtaim has announced it is to build Saudi Arabia’s largest mall that will include the Kingdom’s first indoor ski slope, Reuters reported.

Alain Bejjani, MAF’s CEO told The National, the “spirit of innovation” has made MAF make it snow in the desert for the first time with Ski Dubai in Mall of the Emirates (in above image), and also introduce the region’s first indoor and outdoor water park in Bahrain. “We look forward to delivering similar life-changing experiences for residents and guests of Saudi Arabia.”

An investment of $3.73bn will be used to build two malls in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The largest of the two projects, Mall of Saudi, will spread across 300,000 square metres consisting of shops, restaurants, entertainment, offices, and hotels. Construction will begin mid-next year with the first phase to be completed by 2022.

The second mall, City Centre Ishbiliyah, is a 100,000 square metres and consists of 250 shops.