Geography of Al Khobar

Al Khobar, also known as Khobar is a big city, which is located in the eastern part of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The population of this large city is 165,799 as per the 2004 census. It forms part of the greater Dammam metropolitan area along with Dhahran, which together have a population of over a million. All the urban centers are connected by the King Fahd International Airport. The city residents of the original downtown area are mainly Saudi nationals and non-Western expats. Most of the Geography of Al Khobar features residential areas of Indians, Pakistanis, and Filipinos.

Earlier, Khobar was a small port on the Persian Gulf, a fishing village inhabited mainly by the tribe members of Al Dawasir. After the discovery of oil in the 1930s, Al Khobar Geography was transformed into a major commercial and shopping center and also, an industrial port. In modern times, the larger port of Dammam has taken over most shipping activities for the Eastern Province, and oil is exported through the dedicated Saudi Aramco port of Ras Tanura. As a result, the Geography of Al Khobar has metamorphosed and extended its waterfront along the Gulf with Restaurants in Al Khobar, eateries, and family Beaches in Al Khobar.

The 16 mile King Fahd Causeway connects the Al Khobar location to the island nation of Bahrain, which was previously reachable only by air or sea.
The Eastern province of Saudi Arabia is the largest in the country. The location of the province is in the east of the country on the Persian Gulf coast, and it shares border with Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Yemen. With an area of 710,000 square kilometer and a population of 3,360,157 as per the 2004 census, they are in the list of the most populated cities. Daman is its capital.

To see the Geography of Al Khobar one should see just adjacent to the capital of Damman, a commercial center and a vivacious seaport. The King Fahd Causeway links the Eastern Province to adjoining island state of Bahrain.
The southern part of the province, consisting more than half of the area, belongs to the largely depopulated Rub al Khali desert.
The Al Khobar's Geography is quite interesting, as it has extended a lot from its original area and is still continuing to extend.