Before long, Dhahran, the corporate headquarters of Saudi Aramco,
more modern airport to replace the Dhahran International Airport which is now cramped for space.
The growing number of experts working in Dhahran required the building of housing,
hospitals, schools for their children and other amenities.
Before long, Dhahran, the corporate headquarters of Saudi Aramco, the largest oil
company in the world, was spilling out into the desert in all directions.
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.
was a separate city but so close to Al Khobar and Dhahran that the traveler could pass from one to the other in a few minutes.
On 25 February 1991, a Scud missile hit a US Army barracks of the 14th Quartermaster Detachment, out of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, stationed in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia,
The growth of the region has necessitated the construction of a larger and
more modern airport to replace the Dhahran International Airport which is now cramped for space.
In the eastern city of Dammam, the world's most popular circus show“Cirque du
Soleil” is presenting a five-day show at the Dhahran Expo specifically designed for Saudi National Day.
On 25 February 1991, a Scud missile hit a US Army barracks of the 14th Quartermaster Detachment, out of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, stationed in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia,
killing 28 soldiers and injuring over 100.
In the early 1980s Dammam, the capital of the Eastern Region,
was a separate city but so close to Al Khobar and Dhahran that the traveler could pass from one to the other in a few minutes.