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Dammam

#254 in World

Saudi Arabia

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Population
1.3M
Coordinates
26.4207, 50.0888
Category
cities

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Dammam is an industrial port city and the seat of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Located 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.

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