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Administrative region of Saudi Arabia
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The Eastern Province (ash-Sharqiyah) is the largest province in Saudi Arabia, covering the entire Gulf coast of the country as well as the Saudi parts of the vast Empty Quarter. It is the main center of oil production in Saudi Arabia, and also home to the bulk of Saudi Arabia's Shi'a Muslim minority.
By train
There are four trains a day from Riyadh to Dammam via Hofuf.
By car
The King Fahd Causeway connects Khobar to Bahrain.
Public transport is very limited, so having your own wheels will really pay off here.
Read in the guideDammam (الدمام,ad-Dammām) is the largest city in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, and the 3rd largest city in the kingdom after Riyadh and Jeddah.
Dhahran is in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.
Khobar (Al-Khobar, Al-Khubar) is a city in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.
Jubail (الجبيل , Al Jubayl) is a mainly industrial city of 685,000 inhabitants in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, on the Persian Gulf coast.
Hofuf (الهفوف al-Hofuf) is the second-largest city in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. The city is located within the oasis of al-Ahsa (or al-Hasa), and the names are often used interchangeably.
The Empty Quarter (Arabic: الربع الخالي, Rub'al-Khali) is the large, expansive desert encompassing a large part of the Arabian Peninsula. It's the largest continuous body of sand in the world.
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