 Satellite photo of King Khalid Military City, taken June 30th, 2002 King Khalid Military City (KKMC) (Arabic: مدينة الملك خالد العسكرية; transliterated: Madynat al-Malik Khalid al-'Askariyah) is a special city in northeastern Saudi Arabia, designed and built by the Middle East Division, a unit of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in the 1970's and 1980's. The consultants were Brown, Daltas, and Associates in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The city was built to provide lodging for several brigades of American and Saudi troops, with a design population of 65,000 people. The city is named after the former Saudi King Khalid bin Abdul Aziz. Image File history File linksMetadata Satellite_photo_King_Khalid_Military_City_June_2002. ...
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King Khalid Khalid bin Abdul Aziz (1912 - June 13, 1982) was King of Saudi Arabia from the assassination of King Faisal in 1975 until his own death in 1982. ...
The City
Background King Khalid Military City was one of several Saudi military facilities built between 1950 and 1990 by, or with assistance from, U.S. Army and Air Force engineers. Others include bases at Taif and Khamis Mushait. The city was one part of an expansive program of U.S-sponsored constructions that included the building of schools, airfields, ports, hospitals, and highways. KKMC was the largest of the projects and also the largest single military construction project in the Corp's history. [1] The budget was estimated to be approximately 8-billion US dollars, although other estimates range from $1.3-billion to $20-billion. 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
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The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial warfare branch of the United States armed forces and one of the seven uniformed services. ...
Taif in 1970 Taif (Arabic: ‎ translit: ) is a city in the Mecca Province of Saudi Arabia at an elevation of 1700 metres on the slopes of the Al-Sarawat mountains. ...
Khamis Mushait (Arabic: خميس مشيط Khamis Mushayt) is a city in south-west Saudi Arabia, located 35 minutes east of Abha, the provincial seat of the Asir province in southwest Saudi Arabia. ...
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Construction Planning for the city began in 1974 and, after a new Persian Gulf port was built in Ra's al-Mish'ab to handle all the material being brought in, construction began. Built in collaboration with local national engineers and project managers, various phases of the project were completed throughout the 1980's. The scope of the project was very large with 21 new wells being drilled to provide water, a new port for supplies, 3387 double story family housing units with utility tunnels, and 5 multi-dome mosques and associated facilities. [2] Also, the world's largest pre-cast concrete plant, built on-site, was used and built by the Samwhan Corportation. [3] The city was finally completed in 1987. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...
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Gulf War During the Gulf War, KKMC was used to house thousands of American and other coalition soldiers. Its airport was one of the most used during combat operations, along with bases in Dhahran and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Combatants UN Coalition Republic of Iraq Commanders Norman Schwarzkopf, Peter de la Billière, Khalid bin Sultan, Saleh Al-Muhaya, Mohamed Hussein Tantawi Saddam Hussein Strength 883,863 360,000 Casualties 378 dead, 1,000 wounded 25,000 dead, 75,000 wounded The Gulf War or the Persian Gulf War...
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Riyadh (Arabic: ‎ ar-RiyÄá¸) is the capital of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, located in Ar Riyad Province in the Najd region. ...
During the war, KKMC was protected from ballistic missiles by the U.S's Patriot missile system. On February 21, 1991 Iraq fired three Scud missiles at King Khalid Military City, which were reportedly destroyed by Patriot interceptors. [4] Polish missile wz. ...
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Present use At its peak, hundreds of US Army Corps engineers and personnel made KKMC their home, and a small American city evolved within the Saudi military city. Today, US presence at KKMC is minimal with only a small amount of US government personnel still working and living there. The government of the United States, established by the United States Constitution, is a federal republic of 50 states, a few territories and some protectorates. ...
See also Military branches: Land Force (Army), Navy (including a Naval Air Wing and Marines), Air Force (RSAF), Air Defense Force, Saudi Arabian National Guard, Ministry of Interior Forces (paramilitary) Military Situation: With the collapse of the Iraqi Baathist regime in mid-2003, the greatest conventional threat to The Kingdom was...
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Sources Coordinates: 27°59′20″N, 45°32′02″E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
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