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The location of the cities of Qatif and Dammam on the western and southern sides of the bay helps to block winds and air currents. Tarout Bay contains three islands: Halat Za'al , Tarout and Darin. These islands are notable for their exposed sandy shores, sandy and muddy plains, and the proliferation of mangrove trees , seagrass , and salt flats .
Joy and festivals pervade all of Qatif on during Qarqi'an, on the 15th of the month of Sha’ban, which coincides with the birth of Al-Mahdi, and this day is called Al-Nasifah, and on the 15th of Ramadan, which coincides with the birth of Hassan bin Ali, and is called Karikshon. Qarqi'an is an annual custom found in both Bahrain, Qatif and some ...
Dammam (Arabic: الدَّمَّام ad-Dammām) is the capital of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.Situated on the coast of the Persian Gulf.With a population of 1,386,166 as of 2022, Dammam is the kingdom's fifth-most populous city after Riyadh, Jeddah, Mecca, and Medina.
Beginning at the Batha' border crossing with the United Arab Emirates, the highway extends to the Kuwaiti border, passing near or through the cities of Khobar, Dammam, Qatif, Jubail and Khafji, spanning 646 km (401 mi). The highway also provides access to the King Fahd Causeway which connects Bahrain to Saudi Arabia. [1]
The Saudi Railways Organization's cargo line begins at the King Abdul Aziz Port and passes through Al-Ahsa, Abqaiq, Al-Kharj, Haradh and Al-Tawdhihiyah, before terminating at the dry port in Riyadh. The 556 kilometer line serves is a major transport route for goods arriving at Dammam to reach the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh. [19]
The lines in the Eastern Province, two lines, one passenger, which runs from Dammam to Riyadh via Abqaiq an Hofuf, and the other freight, which runs directly from Dammam to Riyadh, are managed by the Saudi Railways Organization (SRO). [37] A plan to build a metro in Dammam was also in the works, but its current status is unknown. [38]
Dhahran is a short distance west of downtown Khobar. It is about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of Dammam. Both are older Saudi port cities on the coast of the Persian Gulf. Looking farther afield, Dhahran is northeast of Abqaiq, and southeast of Qatif and, further north, Ras Tanura, a major oil port.
The site consists of the Fortress of Al-Sheikh Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab Al Fehani, which was built in 1303H as well as the Fortress of Abu Al-leaf, which is located between the Tarout and Al Qatif, in addition to the three mosques on the old road from Al Qatif. In 1959 a man cleaning a street discovered rocks with Sabaean inscriptions on them ...