Dhahran

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الظهران
Dhahran
Dhahran (Saudi Arabia)
Dhahran
Dhahran
Coordinates 26 ° 17 ′  N , 50 ° 7 ′  E Coordinates: 26 ° 17 ′  N , 50 ° 7 ′  E
Basic data
Country Saudi Arabia

province

al-Sharqiyyah
ISO 3166-2 SA-04
Residents 97,400 (2004)

Dhahran ( Arabic الظهران, DMG aẓ-Ẓahrān ) is a place in Saudi Arabia . It is an important location for the Saudi Arabian oil industry.

geography

Geographical location

The city is located on the east coast of Saudi Arabia, northwest of the island state of Bahrain . Cities in the vicinity are Dammam and al-Chubar . The largest oil company Saudi Aramco has its headquarters in Dhahran . Together the three cities have about two million inhabitants. Dhahran is 15 km south of Dammam.

geology

The majority of the Saudi oil reserves and a quarter of the world's oil reserves are located in the province.

Urban area

Dhahran was still a city in its own right in the early 1980s. However, it was so close to al-Chubar and Dammam that in the course of the ongoing expansion, the three cities united to form a city called Dammam Area . Each of the three cities retained its own character and some administrative authorities, but together they appear as an administrative unit. The Dammam Area covers around 700 km².

Climate table

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Climate diagram
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Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm
Source: wetterkontor.de
Monthly average temperatures and rainfall for Dhahran
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 20.2 22.1 26.2 31.5 37.2 41.2 42.3 41.4 39.5 34.8 28.2 23.1 O 32.4
Min. Temperature (° C) 10.1 11.0 14.9 19.2 23.7 27.0 27.7 27.4 24.6 20.6 16.4 12.3 O 19.6
Precipitation ( mm ) 13 13 34 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 11 Σ 86
Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 7.3 8.1 8.2 8.5 10.2 11.5 10.9 10.7 10.6 10.0 8.8 7.8 O 9.4
Rainy days ( d ) 3 2 4th 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Σ 15th
Humidity ( % ) 68 71 64 56 44 36 37 48 57 64 67 72 O 56.9
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Dhahran's climate is dry all year round.

In terms of temperatures, the climate is pretty continental. In the summers, the values ​​regularly rise above 40 ° C. In the winters it can get quite cool, although the values ​​rarely fall below 5 ° C. Extreme values ​​are at 49.5 ° C and −5 ° C.

history

Large oil reserves were discovered in the Dhahran area in 1931. In 1935, the American company Standard Oil of California (currently: Chevron Texaco ) produced crude oil for the first time. Standard Oil later founded the subsidiary Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO) (now owned by the Saudi Arabian government as Saudi Aramco).

politics

Dhahran is part of the Ash-Sharqiyya Province, the largest province in Saudi Arabia.

Dhahran became known internationally in the media through terrorist attacks. Attacks on the Oasis Compound , the Khobar towers and the oil center in al-Chubar took place.

Economy and Infrastructure

On the Dhahran-al-Chubar highway

Dhahran has an excellent infrastructure due to its petroleum industry. The road network was modernized in the 1970s and 1980s, with National Guard checkpoints at strategic locations .

Furthermore, Dhahran has three international airports:

  • DHA , which started as Dhahran Airfield in 1946 . The Saudi Arabian Air Force is currently located there .
  • King Fahd International Airport, ( DMM ),
  • Dhahran International for air freight

The Saudi Aramco company has its own airport building and terminals.

Dhahran is connected to the capital Riyadh by a railway line .

education

There are both state and private schools in Dhahran. For example, King Fahd University Schools and Al-Faisaliyyah are private schools.

Dhahran is home to the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals and the Aramco Training Center (ATC). The King Faisal University and Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University are also close to the city . A building is planned for the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology .

Culture and sights

King Fahd Park is located on the Dhahran to Dammam highway between Dammam and al-Chubar. It is a modern park with cafeterias, swimming pools, lagoons, fountains and an amusement center for children.

Sports

Dhahran is known for its baseball team, which made many trips to South Williamsport , USA to compete in the Little League Baseball World Series .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Some interesting oil industry statistics .
  2. ^ Saudi Arabia - Dhahran / Dammam ( Memento of March 24, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), AUMA, Association of the German Exhibition Industry.
  3. ^ The Remarkable Transformation of the Dammam-Dhahran- Al-Khobar Triangle ( Memento of July 28, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), saudiembassy.net

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