This blog is dedicated to tourists
who are interested in visiting Saudi Arabia and specially the Eastern Province.
It has information about the main cities in the eastern province, to make it
easier for tourists to spend their time correctly and enjoy their vacation. We hope you Enjoy!
Eastern Province is home to most of
the oil production in Saudi Arabia, located in the eastern part of the Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia.
It is also a tourist area because of
its location on the coast of the Persian Gulf and the variety of entertainment
activities available across the region.
Most of the tourists who visit the
region are from the nearby states of the GCC, and the Riyadh Region.
Major
cities:
Dammam: Capital of Eastern Province, the main seaport and the fifth largest
city of Saudi Arabia (after Riyadh, Jeddah, Mecca and Medina).
Al-Ahsa : Largest oasis in the world. It should be noted
that Al-Hasa is sometimes considered by the people of the province to be a
province by itself, since it does have it own annual budget and its own local
government, unlike the other areas in the province. The local government is
formally known as the Al-Ahsa Governorate, a division of the Government of the
Eastern Province. In addition, Al-Hasa has a mayor who has a power of a
governor, although not "officially" considered as a governor because
the province's governor still can control the operation of Al-Hasa Governorate
and its mayor's office. Nonetheless, the Eastern Province's governor is still
considered the head of the province government in any local occasion that
occurs in Al-Hasa.
Khobar: Major center for commerce, part of the Dammam Metropolitan Area.
Dhahran: Oil industry center, site of Saudi Aramco
headquarters. Its home to a major base of Royal Saudi Air Force and the most
prestigious Saudi university, KFUPM. Dhahran is part of the Dammam Metropolitan
Area
Qatif: Large oasis on the coast of the Arabian Gulf.
Jubail: Largest industrial city in the Middle East.
Abqaiq: Home for major and largest oil and gas processing plants.
Ras Tanura: Major petroleum refining center, home for the
largest oil refinery in the world, and many offshore oil platforms. Also main
oil exporting seaport.
Udhailiyah: Major oil producing and processing plants. Shayba in the Rub' al Khali (Empty Quarter), close to the border with
the United Arab Emirates.
Khafji: Main industrial city, very close to the border with Kuwait. Occupied by
the Iraqi forces during the Gulf War. Saudi Forces aided by United States
Marines victoriously engaged in the Battle of Khafji during Operation Desert
Storm to free it from Iraqis.
Hafar Al-Batin: The largest city in the North-East of Saudi
Arabia, it is 90 km near Kuwait and it has more than 35 villages. King Khalid
Military City is 60 km South to it.
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