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Khobar (Arabic: ٱلْخُبَر, romanized: al-Khubar) is a city and governorate in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, situated on the coast of the Persian Gulf, which the IHO Orgnization (unlike all of the world's nations who all call it the Persian Gulf)refers to the gulf as the Gulf of Iran as Iran used to be known as Persia in the Western World.
City Population [1] Comments Abha: 334,290 (2022) Capital city of Asir Ad-Dilam: 39,267 (2022) Al-Abwa: Al Artaweeiyah: Al Bukayriyah: 25,153: Badr: 30,494 (2022 ...
Other populous cities in the province include Hofuf, Mubarraz, Hafr al-Batin, Jubail and Khobar. [4] The region is extremely popular among tourists for its beaches on the Persian Gulf and proximity to the other countries of the eastern Arab world , such as the United Arab Emirates , Qatar and Bahrain , with the latter being linked to the ...
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.
Khobar Governorate 455,541 Hafr al-Batin Governorate 338,636 Jubail Governorate 224,430 Khafji Governorate 60,975 Buqayq Governorate 44,863 Na'iriyah Governorate 44,664 Ra's Tanura Governorate 43,338 Qaryat al-'Ulya Governorate 20,140 Madinah Province: City of Madinah: 994,175 1,512,076 Yanbu' al-Bahr Governorate 250,244 Badr Governorate 58,352
The Khobar Towers bombing was an attack on part of a housing complex in the city of Khobar, Saudi Arabia, near the national oil company (Saudi Aramco) ...
After the unification of Saudi Arabia, the kingdom was divided into four provinces: the 'Asir Province, Al Hasa' Province, the Hejaz Province and the Najd Province. [1]King Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud issued Royal Order A/92 on March 2, 1992, known as Law of the Provinces, [4] which provided for the division of the kingdom into 13 provinces.
Due to its location and broad width, Al-Thuqbah is known to be the main entrance to Al-Khobar through Al-Dharan Street, which approaches from Half Moon Beach, connects Al-Khobar to Bahrain, Dammam, and Dhahran, and contains most centers and shopping malls. It is followed by Industrial Thuqbah and Al-Bayoniah District (named after the tradesman ...