Jubail (,
Al Jubayl) is a city in the
Eastern province on the
Persian Gulf coast of
Saudi Arabia. It is the host of the largest industrial city in the
Middle East and it is also one of the largest industrial cities in the world. It is also home to the Middle East's largest and world's fourth largest petrochemical company. It has the world's largest IWPP (Independent Water and Power Project) producing 2743.6 MW of electricity and 800,000 m
3 of water daily. Jubail comprises the Old Town of Al Jubail (Jubail Balad), which was a small fishing village until 1975 and the new industrial area. Jubail Industrial City is the largest
civil engineering project in the world today.