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Khobar
Visited in April 2010
At a glance
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Region
- Khobar governorate
- Population
- 219,679
- Type
- City in Saudi Arabia
- Coordinates
- 26.28°N, 50.22°E
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Overview
Al Khobar (Arabic: ٱلْخُبَر, romanized: al-Khobar) is a city and governorate in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, situated on the coast of the Persian Gulf. With a population of 409,549 in the city core and 658,550 in the governorate, as of 2022, Khobar forms part of the Dammam metropolitan area along with Dammam and Dhahran, making up the residential core of Saudi Arabia's Persian Gulf region. The city was founded alongside Dammam by the Dawasir, who moved there in 1923 fearing British persecution with the permission of King Abdulaziz Al Saud.
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