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Earthmoving trucks rearrange tons of the desert substrate, preparing the ground for the new cities. The Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, Madinat Al-Jubail Al-Sinaiyah: Mokhtat Al- Mantikah Al-Sakaniyah (Riyadh: the Royal Commission, 1978).