Dammam
Province
The port city of Dammam ( Also Damman or Ad Dammam; Arab الدمام, DMG ad - Dammām ) is the capital and largest city of the province of al- Sharqiyah ( Eastern Province ) in Saudi Arabia and an important location of the Saudi oil industry.
- 4.1 traffic
- 4.2 industry
- 4.3 Education
- 5.1 Sports
Geography
Geographical Location
The city is situated on the east coast of Saudi Arabia, north-west of the island state of Bahrain, on a headland that draws in the Persian Gulf. Cities in the surrounding area of Dammam are al - Khobar, Dhahran and the headquarters of Saudi Aramco, the largest oil company in the world. Together, the three cities have about 2 million inhabitants, of which nearly 750,000 live in Dammam.
Geology
In the province, the majority of Saudi Arabia's oil reserves, while a quarter of the world 's oil reserves lies.
Urban area
Dammam is the fifth largest city in Saudi Arabia (see List of cities in Saudi Arabia).
As recently as the early 1980s Dammam was a separate city. However, it was located so close to al - Khobar and Dhahran that united the three cities wandered unto one city called Dammam Area as part of the ongoing expansion. Each of the three cities retained their own character and some administrative authorities, but together they act as an administrative unit. The area of the Dammam Area comprises approximately 700 km ².
History
Before the discovery of oil in Saudi Arabia Dammam was a small fishing village. On March 4, 1938, came after three unsuccessful years of drilling holes in the now-famous Dammam No. 7 to an outbreak, the tactics involved an enormous deposits of oil. In the 40's oil revenues King Ibn Saud allowed a modernization of the country, which also Dammam zugutekam large part. In the 1970s, the construction of the modern Dammam began. Within three decades, the city grew enormously and became the capital of the Eastern Province.
Policy
In Dammam there have been repeated clashes between police and supporters of the terrorist organization al - Qaeda. In May 2004, died in a hostage-taking 22 foreigners, in September 2005, Saudi security forces stormed a hideout and killed all the terrorists.
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
The main oil export ports in Saudi Arabia Ras Tanura and Dammam are in the Persian Gulf. The city has with the King Abdul Aziz Port, the busiest port on the Persian Gulf, the port for foreign trade is the second largest Saudi port city of Jeddah after the. The port is also an important export center for natural gas. 2000/2001 13,740,338 tons of goods were handled at King Abdul Aziz Port. Through the port cities of the eastern and central provinces are supplied. The harbor is largely independent and has its own hospital, residential buildings for staff, a sewage treatment plant and mosques.
Dammams port is served by completed in 1999 and situated 30 km west of King Fahd International Airport, one of three international Saudi airports, among others was used by U.S. American military during the Second Gulf War in 1991. Dammam is the garrison town of the Saudi National Guard in the Eastern Province.
The 556 km long main line of only 1400 km long Saudi railway network runs from Riyadh to Dammam via Haradh and was completed in 1952 by Aramco. A second 449 km long 1985, it was expanded direct route for passenger traffic. 2010, a 950 km long continuation of the line Dammam / Riyadh as a land bridge to Jeddah on the Red Sea and a 115 km long distance between Dammam and the port and industrial city of Jubail north of Dammam is put into operation.
Despite the industrial development of the province of Dammam is back as an exhibition space behind the capital Riyadh.
Industry
Dammam has a thermal power plant, chemical and petrochemical industries.
Education
Dammam is an important educational center of the kingdom. In 1975, the King Faisal University was founded in Hofuf and Dammam, one of the eight universities of the country.
Culture and sights
The most popular recreational area in Dammam is the removed to a bay around Hang- shore ( Corniche ) along the road from Al- Aziziyya - beach to the Tarot Islands. Many open -air art works, children's playgrounds and recreational facilities can be found in some eleven kilometers of green Flanierzone.
The King Fahd Park is located along the highway from Dhahran to Dammam between Dammam and al - Khobar. It is a modern park with cafes, swimming pools, lagoons, fountains and an amusement center for children.
The Dammam National Museum is located on the fourth floor of the public library, opposite the stadium. It contains exhibits that portray the culture of the area.
The half-moon beach is the most famous beach of the Eastern Province. It bears its name due to its semi-circular shape. During the weekends it is very crowded. Nearby there are two amusement parks.
Sports
The first qualifying round of the Asian participants for the Football World Cup 2002 was played as a tournament completely in Dammam. Saudi Arabia took the first of the group in round two.
1984 and 1988 won the football team Al- Ettifaq Dammam from the Arab Club Champions Cup.