Dammam is the capital of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. The judicial and administrative bodies of the province, plus several government departments, are located in the city. Dammam is the largest city of the Province, and the sixth largest of the country, after Riyadh, Jeddah, Mecca, Medina and Taif. Like the other 12 regional capitals of Saudi Arabia, Dammam is not included within any governorate; instead, it is governed as a "municipality" headed by a mayor.
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 Dammam metropolitan area, also known as Greater Dammam, which is closely linked to the city through social, economic, and cultural ties.
As of 2016 Greater Dammam is the 4th largest area in both size and population in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The Dammam Metropolitan Area and the rest of the Eastern Province are served by the King Fahd International Airport (KFIA), the largest airport in the world in terms of land area (approximately 780 km2), about 20 km to the northwest of the city. Dammam's King Abdul Aziz Sea Port is the largest on the Persian Gulf. Its import-export traffic in is second only to Jeddah Seaport in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
Heritage Village is close to the Dammam Corniche and is an extremely pretty castle-like vintage building, which exhibit antique Islamic artifacts. Tourist can select in which region they would like to dine in, and therefore get a feel for the region, with which the region is associated.
It is located on the seafront in Dammam. It is the most modern destinations with distinctive design and it involves extensive green spaces equipped with all the services, such as restaurants, children’s playgrounds, fountains and theater for holding celebrations and festivals.
King Fahad Park is the most amazing, fun and famous leisure place near Dammam. The park has a lot of different kinds of fun things includes the huge rides for adults and small and fun rides for kinds as well.
It is a leisure and most amazing village which is situated at the doorway of beautiful Al-Marjan Island on the Al Dammam Corniche. It includes enjoyment rides, a huge swimming pool, every day dolphin in addition to seal shows plus, circus during special occasions like Eid vacations as well as national events.
Al-Marjan Island is one of the most beautiful artificial islands which connected to the pier of Damman crossways a bridge. It has every attraction that locals, families and tourist need for instance green space, kids playground and seating area.Dammam
Heritage Village
King Abdullah Park
King Fahad Park
Dolphin Village
Al-Marjan Island
Useful information
In Saudi Arabia the power sockets are of type A, B, C and G. The standard voltage is 110 / 220 V and the standard frequency is 60 Hz.
All visitors require a visa to enter Saudi Arabia, and visas are only granted to those with sponsorship in the country. Tourist visas are granted only to selected groups on a limited basis, and all visitors to Saudi Arabia are required to have a valid passport with at least six months validity, in addition to the appropriate visa and a return ticket, with all necessary documents.
The fastest and most accessible way of getting around the city is by taking a taxicab. They’re hard to miss, since each taxi is white in color. And if getting by on bus, Most new buses are air conditioned and operated by the Saudi Arabian Public Transport Company. They conduct several routes around the city.
The official language of Saudi Arabia is Arabic. The three main regional variants spoken by Saudis are Hejazi Arabic, Najdi Arabic, and Gulf Arabic. Saudi Sign Language is the principal language of the deaf community.
