Eastern Province

(DAMMAM AL KHOBAR DHAHRAN AL AHSA)

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Geography

Largest administrative region within Saudi Arabia in the north-east covering coastal areas, huge deserts and the largest oasis in the Kingdom. And, above all, vast oil and gas fields

Climate

Arid climate with extreme hot and humid summer temperatures

Language

Arabic and English in urban environments

Transport

Cars, Taxis and Ride-on-Demand services, Trains, Bus

Airport

King Fahd Int’l Airport, KFIA, north-west of Dammam withe domestic and international connections

Religious life

In some areas, especially in Qatif and Al Ahsa, the percentage of Shi’ite Muslims is relatively high compared to the national average with Sunni Muslime as majority.

accommodation

Be welcome and feel at home in the Eastern province. In the metropolitan region of Dammam, Al Khobar and Dhahran there is a large number of high quality hotels. Especially the newly built hotels offer in all categories services often above average. Room service around the clock is no exception.

Food & Drink

The inhabitants of the highly industrial Dammam-Al Khobar-Dhahran region are a mixture of different ethnicities and nationalities who all have brought their traditional cooking with them.