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The beach in the 1950s. In the early 1900s Half Moon Bay was known locally as Doha Dhalum. It was a stop for many of the Arab traders from the Persian Gulf area sailing their traditional dhows. It was a stop to get out of bad weather and load up on fresh water from any number of artesian wells which dot the bottom of the bay.
Dammam is an industrialized zone in the eastern province. It is primarily due to the discovery of oil reserves. The city is location of the country's oil and gas industry. Dammam has been a major industrial city of the Middle East. The city contributes greatly to the national economy. The GDP per capita of Dammam is ر.س 87,570. With plethora ...
In the early 1980s, Dammam, the capital of the Eastern Province, was a separate city but so close to Khobar and Dhahran that one could pass from one to the other in a few minutes. The discovery of oil in Dhahran and nearby fields and the growing importance of the entire region affected Dammam more than any other city in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Aramco Beach, also known as Saudi Aramco Half Moon Beach, is a private beach owned and managed by Saudi Aramco, situated on the Half Moon Bay, part of the Dhahran Governorate near Khobar, Saudi Arabia. The beach is located on the eastern part of the inlet and has a coastline that is a little longer than 3 km (2 mi). [1]
Top 5 events in Palm Beach County: Looking for fun things to do this weekend Feb. 9-11 The Cornell Museum, left, is part of Old School Square in Delray Beach, Florida.
The city is the newest in the Dammam metropolitan area, facing the Persian Gulf with its 16-km long Corniche Road, which runs parallel to the city's eastern coast. Khobar is also considered a resort town as its southern suburbs of the city face the Half Moon Bay and host several beaches and beach resorts.
Satellite photo of King Khalid Military City, captured on June 30, 2002. King Khalid Military City (KKMC) (Arabic: مدينة الملك خالد العسكرية; transliterated: Medinat Al-Malek Khaled Al-Askariyah) is a cantonment in northeastern Saudi Arabia, approximately 60 km (37 mi.) south of Hafar al-Batin city.
On 18 July 2024, the landing gear of a Nile Air Airbus A321-231 (registration SU-BQL) operating as Flight 232 from Dammam to Cairo International Airport caught fire during take-off on runway 34L. The pilots aborted the take-off and all 186 passengers and 8 crew members were evacuated safely, with no injuries reported.