Dammam

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Dammam is a major Saudi Arabian city and commercial hub on the eastern coast, serving as a key center for the country’s oil industry and maritime trade.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
populated place
belongsTo Middle East
climate hot desert climate
connectedBy highways to Bahrain via King Fahd Causeway
highways to Riyadh
continent Asia
country Saudi Arabia
currency Saudi riyal
governingCountryCapital Riyadh
hasAirport King Fahd International Airport
hasCoastlineOn Persian Gulf
hasFunction administrative center of Eastern Province
regional financial and services center
regional transportation hub
hasIndustry construction
logistics
oil and gas
petrochemicals
retail trade
hasPort King Abdulaziz Port
hasSeaAccessTo Persian Gulf shipping lanes
languageSpoken Arabic
English
locatedIn Eastern Province
Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia
Gulf Cooperation Council region
locatedNear Dhahran
Khobar
locatedOn Arabian Gulf
Persian Gulf
nearbyOilCompanyHeadquarters Saudi Aramco in Dhahran
officialLanguage Arabic
officialReligion Islam
partOf Arabian Peninsula
Dammam metropolitan area
regionCode SA-04
role capital of Eastern Province
key center for Saudi oil industry
major center for maritime trade
major commercial hub
timeZone Arabia Standard Time
transportHubFor Eastern Province
urbanType coastal city
industrial city
port city
usesDrivingSide right
utcOffset +03:00


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