Dammam
The capital of Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province on the Gulf coast, grown from a fishing and pearling settlement.
- Region
- Eastern Province
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Known for
- Gulf port city
Overview
Dammam is the administrative centre of the Eastern Province on the Arabian Gulf coast. It grew in the twentieth century from a small fishing and pearling settlement into a major port and metropolitan area together with Dhahran and Khobar.
Region
The Eastern Province is the historical region of al-Ahsa and Qatif, whose oases are among the oldest continuously settled places in the Peninsula.
Sources
- ياقوت الحموي، معجم البلدان، 626هـ — للسياق التاريخي لإقليم البحرين/الأحساء؛ يُوسَّع من التاريخ المحلي
Last reviewed: 2026-07-09