Dammam
Dammam
الدمام | |
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Dammam downtown | |
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Seal | |
Dammam Location of Dammam within Saudi Arabia Dammam Dammam (Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 26°26′N 50°06′E / 26.433°N 50.100°E | |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Province | Eastern Province |
| Region | Eastern Arabia |
| First settled | 1923 |
| Founded by | The Dawasir tribe |
| Named after | Dammam drum |
| Government | |
| • Type | Development Authority / Municipality |
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| • Mayor | Fahd Al-Jubair |
| Area | |
| 647 km2 (250 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 800 km2 (310 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 800 km2 (310 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,471 km2 (568 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Population | |
| 1,386,671 | |
| • Rank | 5 |
| • Urban | 1,532,326 |
| • Metro | 2,743,318 (3rd) |
| • Metro density | 1,865/km2 (4,830/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values) | |
| • Year | 2023 |
| • Total (Metro) | $78.8 billion |
| • Per capita | $59,300 |
| Time zone | UTC+03:00 (SAST) |
| Area code | 013 |
| Website | www |
Dammam (Arabic: الدمام, romanized: ad-Dammām) is an industrial port city and the seat of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Located on the coast of the Arabian Gulf, it had a population of 1,386,166 as of 2022, making it the country's fifth-largest city after Riyadh, Jeddah, Mecca, and Medina. Dammam forms the core of the Dammam metropolitan area, also known as Greater Dammam, which includes the neighboring governorates of Khobar and Qatif. As of 2022, the metropolitan area's population was 2,743,318, making it the third-largest in the country.