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AlWadi in Abha prepares its first cluster for hotels and homes

Sabq reported on 31 October 2026 that ARDARA had scheduled preliminary works for AlWadi’s first cluster in November, preparing for hotel and residential foundations.

Official ARDARA architectural visualisation of the wider AlWadi project
Visualisation: ARDARA, AlWadi project brochure
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These are preliminary building-site works, not evidence of completed foundations or superstructure construction. The illustration is from the wider project brochure, not a site-progress photograph.

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