A university named Hudaibiya will be established as part of the Makkah Gate project, which aims to develop Makkah into a modern city with advanced living facilities. The city will also see, as part of the project, the establishment of a cultural dialogue centre, a heritage village and a conference centre.
Spread over an area of 80 million square meters from Shumaisi checkpoint to the gate of Makkah along the expressway, the project also includes the construction of buildings for the Makkah governorate and other government offices, residential apartments and recreational centres. Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal inspected a model of the massive real estate project during a ceremony at Jeddah Hilton. Hudaibiya will be the second university in Makkah after Umm Al-Qura University, which is one of the oldest in the kingdom. The new university will be located at the site where the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless and greet him) signed the Hudaibiya Peace Treaty with the Quraish in 628 AD (8th Hijrah).