324XX 013 Website Dammam (: الدمام ad-Dammām) is the capital of the of. The judicial and administrative bodies of the province, plus several government departments, are located in the city. Dammam is the largest city in the Eastern Province, and the sixth largest in Saudi Arabia, after,.
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Like the other 12, Dammam is not included within any; instead, it is governed as a 'municipality' (: أمانة; ) headed by a (: أمين; amin). Dammam is a major administrative center for the Saudi oil industry. Together with the nearby cities of Dhahran and Al Khobar, Dammam forms part of the Dammam Metropolitan Area, which is commonly known as greater Dammam and has an estimated population of 4,140,000 as of 2012.
Dammam and its suburbs form the center of the, also known as Greater Dammam, which is closely linked to the city through social, economic, and cultural ties. The city is growing at an exceptionally fast rate of 12% a year - the fastest in Saudi Arabia, the, and the Arab world.
As of 2016 Greater Dammam is the 4th largest area in both size and population in the (GCC). The Dammam metropolitan area and the rest of the Eastern Province are served by the (KFIA), the largest airport in the world in terms of land area (approximately 780 km 2), about 20 km to the northwest of the city. Dammam's is the largest on the. Its import-export traffic in is second only to in the Middle East and North Africa.
Aerial view November 2014 Dammam was first inhabited by is from the original tribe 'Al Utabi' descendent from ' Bani Sulaim' the tribe that conquered Bahrain and fought against the British Empire. This tribe is of Al Maadeed known for their courage, strength and generosity. The origin of this tribe is Najid and are spread into Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and UAE. In early 1923, the Albinali family, led by Sheikh Nasir Ahmad Albinali, were invited by HRM the late King from Bahrain to come back and inhabit Dammam. While Al-Dousary clan settled in Al-Khobar the location was chosen for its proximity of the island of Bahrain as the clan hoped to head back there soon, but the British rule in the region made it very hard for them to move in every sense ( 'divide et impera') so they finally realized they had to settle for good in the lands which by that time they already inhabited.
However this tiny episode gave a population to Khobar boost as well as close ties with the bigger city of Dammam. When the modern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was founded in 1932, the area was the site of several hamlets that depended on fishing and pearls for their survival. Over a span of a little more than half a century, the area has developed into a thriving hub of industry, commerce and science, and home to more than a million people. The area's transformation was launched with the discovery of oil in commercial quantities. The Eastern Province sits atop one of the largest oil fields in the world, and it was here in Dhahran in 1936 that Aramco, the predecessor of the national oil company of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Aramco, dug the famous Dammam No. 7 well that proved beyond doubt that the Kingdom possessed a large supply of hydrocarbons. The discovery of new oil fields to the south, west and north of Dammam in the 1940s and 1950s, which now account for a quarter of the world's proven oil reserves, triggered a building boom.
The Albinali Family, led by Sheikh Muhammad Nasir Albinali and Brothers played a crucial role in the development of the city of Dammam and the Eastern province in various fields. This company was the first Saudi construction company to develop Aramco, the roads from connecting the new industry's roads necessary for the economical development of the country. To name a few are: Dammam to the pertrolum wells to the north, Dammam to Riyadh, Dammam Port Expansion so tankers can load up (multiple expansions), the first covered shopping center in 1953 in the city of Dammam known as Ayal-Nasir (Sons of Nasir). This in turn led to expatriates and technicians from throughout the kingdom and the world gathering to help search for new oil fields and bring them on-stream. New pipelines had to be installed, storage facilities built and jetties constructed to handle tankers.
The growing number of experts working in Dhahran required the building of housing, hospitals, schools for their children and other amenities. Before long, Dhahran, the corporate headquarters of Saudi Aramco, the largest oil company in the world, was spilling out into the desert in all directions. Dammam Highway The growth of the oil industry in the region had a similar impact on the small fishing village of Dammam and the hamlet of Al-Khobar. Within two decades of the discovery of oil, the mudbrick huts of the fisherman that crowded the shore and which constituted the only permanent dwellings in the area had given way to concrete buildings, modern housing, highways and landscaped streets.
Located to the east of Dhahran on the Persian Gulf coast, Al-Khobar briefly became the shipping point for Saudi Arabian crude oil to the refinery in Bahrain. In the years leading up to World War II, Saudi Arabian oil production was very limited, and since the company had no refinery of its own, most of the oil was sent by small tankers to Bahrain. With the construction of a pipeline to Bahrain and the subsequent expansion of the oil industry in the post-war years, the focus of the shipping and oil industries shifted away from Al-Khobar northward to Dammam and Ras Tanura, one of the largest oil storage and shipping centers in the world, located 25 km to the north of Dammam. As a result, Al-Khobar gradually found a new role as the commercial center for the entire region. In the early 1980s Dammam, the capital of the Eastern Region, was a separate city but so close to Al Khobar and Dhahran that the traveler could pass from one to the other in a few minutes.
The discovery of oil in Dhahran and nearby fields and the growing importance of the entire region affected Dammam more than any other city in Saudi Arabia. Within three decades, the sleepy little fishing village had become the capital of the Eastern Province. The simultaneous growth of Dammam, Dhahran and Al-Khobar brought the three jurisdictions into physical contact, the three towns inevitably merged into one, creating a single municipality known as the Dammam metropolitan area, referred to simply as the Dammam Area. Each of the three towns which compose the Dammam Area retain their own character and some local administrative functions but, in terms of its place in the Kingdom, the Dammam Area forms a single administrative entity. The growth of the Saudi Arabian oil industry into the largest in the world brought about the rapid development of the region. As oil production increased, so did the number of people required to run the industry.
The growing population needed more housing and services. First-rate hospitals and schools provided further incentives for people considering a move to the area. Service industries sprouted up to support the oil industry and meet the needs of people living in the Dammam Area. As a result, a region which had several hundred inhabitants some sixty years ago now boasts a population of well over 1.5 million, growing at a pace of over five percent a year. The key to the success of the Dammam Area is that unlike oil towns in other parts of the world, it has developed in all spheres. It is now a modern urban and industrial center which happens to be the headquarters of the Saudi Arabian oil industry.
As this sector was growing in the early years, the Saudi Arabian government took steps to facilitate the evolution of the Dammam Area. New roads and highways connected the area to other urban and industrial centers in the Kingdom.
A railway line connected Dammam to the agricultural center of Al-Kharj and on to Riyadh. Dhahran International Airport was established between Dhahran and Al-Khobar to connect the region to other parts of the Kingdom and the world. Dammam and To encourage the growth of non-oil industries, an industrial city was established in the open space between the three cities. Now home to more than 124 factories, the industrial complex is completely engulfed by an urban mass. As a result, a second industrial city was established further away from the Dammam Area along the highway to Riyadh. Located on nearly 6,000 acres (24 km 2) of land, the Second Industrial City is already home to 120 factories, with 160 others under construction.
These plants manufacture a variety of consumer and industrial products that are marketed throughout the Kingdom and are exported to other countries around the world. Handling such exports, as well as imports from abroad, is the domain of shipping agents and commercial companies located in Dammam and Al-Khobar, making the Dammam Area not only a major oil producing and exporting area, but also a commercial and shipping center. The growth of the region has necessitated the construction of a larger and more modern airport to replace the Dhahran International Airport which is now cramped for space. The new King Fahd International Airport, located 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the northwest of Dammam, serves not only the Dammam Area but also the Jubail Industrial City, some 60 kilometres (37 mi) to the north. As it has in other parts of the Kingdom, the Ministry of Health has established several modern hospitals and a network of health care centers in the Dammam Area.
These are supplemented by hospitals and clinics set up by the private sector. Having been built from the ground up, the Dammam Area was designed from the outset on the principles of modern urban planning. Residential areas are separate from commercial sections, roads are broad and straight and buildings conform to a master plan. One of the main features of the development of the area is land reclamation. Vast stretches of the shallow Persian Gulf waters have been filled, with hotels and office buildings occupying what were once marshes.
Water for household, urban and industrial use is provided by desalination plants that supply approximately seven million cubic feet of treated water to the area each day. The availability of water underpins the urban and industrial growth of the Dammam Area, and provisions have been made for expanding existing desalination facilities to meet future growth. The Dammam-Dhahran-Khobar area is a major hub for shipping, oil, commerce and industry.
Tankers take on oil at the terminal in Ras Tanura. The Dammam Area is also famous for the wide variety of recreational facilities it offers residents and visitors alike. In many ways, the Dammam Area has evolved as the link between Saudi Arabia and the outside world, exporting the Kingdom's products and importing its needs and thriving on the interaction between Saudi Arabia and other countries. Neighbourhoods. Saudi Aramco airplanes parked in the general aviation terminal in in Dammam, Air Dammam is served by the, the largest airport in the world in terms of land area. The passenger terminal is about 20 km to the northwest of the city and is connected by a 6-lane highway. Some other cities of the Eastern Province also share this airport.
Dammam is well connected by air with other cities in the Middle East, Asia, and Europe. The airport is a hub for. Sea The, located on the coast of the, is the second largest and second busiest port in. It is also the largest port in the Persian Gulf. It was founded in the late 1940s. It has large equipment that allows it to receive various types of vessels.
The most important equipments are 56 multi-purpose hoist, 8 container cranes, and 524 tanker containers. There are a number of berths for ships and fishing, as well as ship repair yard. Road to Dammam Road Eastern Province cities like, , (Dammam-Khobar Highway), Sihat and , as well as many cities in other parts of the Kingdom are linked with Dammam by 8-lane highways. Dammam is connected to the Saudi capital, and on the west coast. It is also linked to by the 28 km long.
Dammam also has highways to other Middle-Eastern countries such as , and the. Dammam has no intra-city public transport service. Inter-city bus services are operated from Dammam by the (SAPTCO).
Bus services connect Dammam with Khobar and other cities across the Middle East. Rail The headquarters of the (SRO), one of Saudi Arabia's two railway operators, is in Dammam. The was the first in Saudi Arabia and was built in 1981. It is considered to be a major terminal in the Saudi railway network. SRO operates a 449 km passenger line that connects Dammam to through.
It also operates a 556 km cargo line starting at King Abdul Aziz Sea Port in Dammam and ending in a in Riyadh, passing by Hofuf, Abqaiq, and Al-Tawdhihiyah. In addition, some 373 km of auxiliary lines branch from SRO's main lines to connect some industrial and agricultural areas and military sites with export ports and residential areas. Dammam will serve as an important junction on the proposed connecting all six GCC member states. The city is located along the proposed main line connecting Kuwait with Oman via Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Two branch lines connecting Bahrain and Qatar to Dammam are also part of the proposed project.
Two future railway projects connecting Dammam with via Riyadh and in the western region and connecting Dammam with have been proposed. Rapid transit. Further information: An integrated public transport system for Dammam was approved by the on 19 May 2014, and publicly announced by Eastern Province Mayor Fahad Al Jubair on 21 May 2014. The project includes 50 km of, 110 km of, and 350 km of buses to link the outskirts of the city. The light rail system will have two lines.
The first line will link with via, Dammam. The second line will connect King Fahd Road in Dammam to the.
Studies to finalize the alignment and location of the stations will take an estimated 18 months. The Dammam Metro is expected to open in 2021. Demographics In 1950, Dammam had a population of 22,000.
By the year 2000, the population soared to 759,000 people. Dammam was the world's 10th fastest growing city in terms of population growth rates during that 50-year period. According to a report released by the Central Department of Statistics and Information, the population of Dammam was 903,000 as of December 2010, making it the sixth most populous city in Saudi Arabia and the most populous in the Eastern Province. According to statistics released by the Ministry of Economy and Planning, in 2011, home ownership among Saudi citizens in Dammam was 42.4%. A but, due to the ideology the follows. The Shia population in Dammam has no distinct Shia call to prayer and no Shia cemetery for Shia residents. There is only one mosque for the city's 150,000 Shia.
The has been banned by the Saudi government. Culture Cuisine Dammam residents are a mix of several different ethnicities and nationalities. This mixture of races has made a major impact on Dammam's traditional cuisine. Dareen Mall The is popular among the people of Dammam, often made with chicken instead of lamb meat. The is also popular as a lunch meal. Hejazi cuisine is popular as well and dishes like Mabshoor, Mitabbak, Foul, Areika, Hareisa, Kabab Meiroo, Shorabah Hareira (Hareira soup), Migalgal, Madhbi (chicken grilled on stone) Madfun (literally meaning buried), Magloobah, Kibdah, Manzalah (usually eaten at ), Ma'asoob, Magliya (Hijazi version of Falafel), Saleeig (Hijazi dish made of milk rice), Hummus, Biryani, Ruz Kabli, Ruz Bukhari, Saiyadyia, can be acquired in many traditional restaurants around the city. Grilled meat has a good market in Dammam such as,.
During and are the most popular meals during Dusk. These meals are almost found in Lebanese, Syrian, and Turkish restaurants.
International food is also popular in the city. Filipino fast food chains like and American chains such as, and, among others are widely distributed in Dammam, as are more upscale chains like,. Due to the large number of foreign workers in the city, Indian, Filipino, Chinese, Indonesian, Pakistani and other Asian food is also popular. European restaurants, such as Italian and French, are also found throughout the city. There are also local fast food chains such as (serving mainly chicken), Fillfilah and several others.
Information TV and radio In Dammam, the building of the television and radio station are each registration programs and meetings in the eastern region and in the sky Mainzawi information and send it to the main station in Riyadh for broadcast on Channel One. Newspapers Also be found in the city offices of several newspapers in Saudi Arabia and some other publications such as Al-Riyadh newspaper, Okaz, home, life, sun, her journal, Layalina. Education Dammam has a large number of schools, universities and colleges. Schools teaching various syllabus and in several different languages of instruction can be found. Mohammed Bin Fahd Stadium in Dammam Football is the national sport of Saudi Arabia, and the most popular sport in Dammam. The is the city's primary football venue. It serves as the home ground for football club and football club.
Other popular sports include, cycling, roller skating, scuba diving, windsurfing, sailing, fishing,. More traditional sports such as camel racing and falconry are still practiced. Is popular among South Asian expatriates living in the city. The Shatea Mall in Dammam houses an indoor. See also.
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