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Dammam
Capital of Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia

Dammam

Dammam is the seat and largest city of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.

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An industrial port city on the coast of the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 1,386,166 as of 2022, making it the country's fifth-largest city after Riyadh, Jeddah, Mecca, and Medina. Dammam forms the core of the Dammam metropolitan area, also known as Greater Dammam, which includes the neighboring governorates of Khobar and Qatif. As of 2022, the metropolitan area's population was 2,743,318, making it the third-largest in the country.

Get in

Getting to Dammam

Dammam is the main transport hub of the Dammam-Dhahran-Khobar cluster.

  1. 01
    King Fahd International Airport

    This vast airport is about 50 km from the city centre, literally in the middle of the desert — you'll see sand dunes, camels and Bedouin tents on the way from there.

  2. 02
    Dammam Railway Station
See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Dammam Corniche

    The Dammam Corniche is basically a green strip facing the gulf.

  2. 02
    Al Morjan

    Al Morjan island is a small artificial island with a monument in the center, located as an extension to the Corniche.

  3. 03
    Abu Loza's Bath

    Historic hamam (Turkish bathhouse) dating back to 11th century CE.

  4. 04
    Tarout Castle

    Historic Portuguese fort, built between 1515-1520 CE.

Do

Things to do

Take a walk at Dammam's relatively new corniche, depending on the weather (best time between November till April). Track that is almost 4 kilometers long. Visit AlKaria AlSha'abia (People's Village Restaurant) museum and restaurant, a nice place indicating Saudi culture, and where traditional delicious plates can be ordered, it's within corniche area.

  1. 01
    Prince Mohammed Bin Fadh Stadium

    This has a capacity of 26,000 and is the home ground for Al-Ettifaq, who play soccer in Pro League the top tier, and Al-Nhada playing in the third tier.

Eat

Where to eat

All these are in or near the city center:

  1. 01
    Dammam

    7893 15، 3958, Al 'Adaman.

  2. 02
    Karachi Restaurant

    Karachi Resturent Al Souq.

  3. 03
    Hamza Restaurant

    7236 ابو منصور الازهري، Al Dawasir.

  4. 04
    Madura Restaurant

    Al Dawasir, 2103 الملك فيصل بن عبد العزيز،.

  5. 05
    New Shalimar Breakfast & Snacks

    2168 الامير سعود بن جلوي، 7218.

How locals move

Getting around Dammam the local way

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