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City in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
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Khobar (Al-Khobar, Al-Khubar) is a city in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.
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This stadium has a nominal capacity of 20,000 and is the home ground for Al Qadsiah FC. They play soccer in First Division, the country's second tier.
Pleasant low-rise hotel. Nice rooms, pool, poolside cafe with food and shisha.
5-star accommodations with separate kitchen in hotel rooms, restaurants, bowling alley, free video game arcade, ice skating rink, fitness center, grocery store onsite. Security: K9, car inspections, ID checks, mirrors underneath cars, Saudi National Guard protected, two gates that cars must pass through before entering, camera identification to get into the building.
Luxury serviced apartments: studios to 3-bedroom penthouses. Access to the health club, residence lounge, shisha lounge, and cafes.
By train
Dammam's train station is 15 min away by taxi.
By bus
The Saudi-Bahraini Transport Company (SABTCO) has five buses daily to Bahrain, see that article for details. The SABTCO office is in the center of the city, just ask any taxi driver.
Khobar is vast and sprawling, and taxis are quite limited unless you are near town. You really need your own car to get around here, but just remember that lanes don't really mean all that much here.
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