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The Dammam metropolitan area, or Greater Dammam, is the largest metropolitan area in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. It consists of "The Triplet Cities" of Dammam, Khobar, Dhahran, Qatif and their vicinities. It had a population of 2,742,800 as of the 2022 census. [1] .
- Saudi Arabia
- Saud bin Nayef Al Saud
- 2,190,900(2,022 census)
- Eastern Province
Together with the nearby cities of Dammam and Khobar, Dhahran forms part of the Dammam Metropolitan Area, which is commonly known as greater Dammam and has an estimated population of 2.2 million as of 2022. A Concession Agreement to search for oil was signed in Jeddah on May 29, 1933 between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Standard Oil of ...
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- Saudi Arabia
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- Eastern Province
Dhahran, town, northeastern Saudi Arabia. It is located in the Dammam oil field, just south of the Persian Gulf port of Dammam and near the site of the original discovery of oil in Saudi Arabia in 1938. It now serves as the administrative headquarters of Saudi Aramco. A major U.S. Air Force
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There are 3 ways to get from Egypt to Dhahran by plane, bus or train. Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner. Recommended option. Fly from Luxor • 5h 45m. Fly from Luxor (LXR) to Dammam (DMM)LXR - DMM. 583﷼ - 1364﷼. Cheapest option. Bus, train • 30h 32m.
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Its population is almost 5 million people, and more than a third of that live in the Dammam metropolitan area (also known as the “Triplet Cities”), which consist of the city of Dammam, Khobar, and Dhahran. A full two-thirds of the province is desert, with Rub’ al Khali desert alone taking up a third of that.
Dhahran is located 6 miles (10 km) west of Khobar. Dhahran, with Dammam and Al Khobar, forms the Dammam Area. The eastern province is a flat desert plain with a width of 80 km and a length of 1200km, covering a distance from the north of the Kuwaiti border to the Rub'Al Khali in the south which is the largest desert in the world. Geography.
Dammam Metropolitan Area (DMA) is formed by the adjacent cities of Dammam, Khobar, Dhahran and the developing area of Aziziyah and Half Moon south of Khobar.
