Home · Rua Al Madinah — Approved Ownership Zone by the Prophet’s Mosque
Rua Al Madinah is the giga-project regenerating the district immediately east of the Prophet’s Mosque — and one of the ten designated zones in Madinah where eligible Muslims worldwide can own property under Saudi Arabia’s 2026 ownership law. Developed by Rua Al Madinah Holding, a wholly-owned Public Investment Fund company, the 1.5-million-square-metre master plan will bring more than 47,000 hotel rooms, new residential quarters, retail and cultural districts to within walking distance of al-Masjid an-Nabawi by 2030.
Rua Al Madinah occupies the district immediately east of al-Masjid an-Nabawi — the zone begins about one kilometre from the Mosque’s eastern wing, bounded by King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Road on its western side, Airport Road to the north and King Abdul Aziz Road to the east. Few addresses on earth carry this weight: residents and guests here will live and stay within walking distance of the Prophet’s Mosque.
The master plan, launched by HRH the Crown Prince in 2022, dedicates 63% of the 1.5-million-square-metre site to open and green space, woven between hospitality, residential, commercial and cultural districts designed to help Madinah host 30 million Umrah pilgrims a year by 2030.
Illustrative schematic map — not to scale. Locations are approximate; verify boundaries and project details against the official Saudi Properties portal and Rua Al Madinah Holding’s published masterplan.
The master plan is a complete city quarter rather than a single development: a hospitality ecosystem of more than 47,000 hotel keys to serve the Kingdom’s target of 30 million Umrah pilgrims a year, alongside residential communities, commercial and retail space, and cultural destinations celebrating Madinah’s Islamic heritage. Nearly two-thirds of the site — 63% — is reserved for open and green space, an exceptional proportion for a district this close to the Haram.
Zone type: Mixed use — hospitality-led with residential, commercial and cultural districts.
Developer: Rua Al Madinah Holding (wholly owned by the Public Investment Fund, established 2022).
Scale: ~1.5 million sqm, starting ~1 km east of the Prophet’s Mosque’s eastern wing.
Headline targets: 47,000+ hotel rooms by 2030 · 63% open and green space · capacity supporting 30 million Umrah pilgrims annually.
Rua Al Madinah Holding is releasing the zone’s individual master developments and investment packages in phases. We will profile each one here — with scheme types, residential offers and verified availability for international Muslim buyers — as details are confirmed, exactly as we have done for Knowledge Economic City.
Rua Al Madinah’s proximity to the Prophet’s Mosque makes it one of the most anticipated ownership opportunities in the Kingdom. Register your interest and we will contact you the moment verified residential opportunities open to overseas buyers.
Rua Al Madinah is listed on the official Saudi Properties portal as an approved zone for non-Saudi ownership in Madinah. Eligibility, applications and every purchase run through the official channels — see how the six-stage buying process works and check your eligibility before you commit.