Ad Dammām
Ad Dammām is an oilfield in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dammam 7 (Propsperity Well).
Dammam 7 (Propsperity Well)
Monument
Dammam No. 7, also known as "Prosperity Well", is an oil well located in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, notable for being the site where commercial quantities of oil were first discovered in the country on March 4, 1938. Dammam 7 (Propsperity Well) is situated 740 metres northwest of Ad Dammām.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dhahran and Khobar.
Dhahran
Photo: Eagleamn, Public domain.
Dhahran is a city located in the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. With a total population of 143,936 as of 2022, it is a major administrative center for the Saudi oil industry.
Khobar
Photo: Francisco Anzola, CC BY 2.0.
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.
Al-Thuqbah
Town
Al-Thuqbah is one of the historic and most renowned neighborhoods in the city of Al-Khobar in the Eastern Province in Saudi Arabia, with a population of 248,888 as of 2022. Al-Thuqbah is situated 10 km southeast of Ad Dammām.
Ad Dammām
- Type: Oilfield
- Also known as: “Ad Dammam” and “Dammam”
- Category: landform
- Location: Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
26.31667° or 26° 19′ northLongitude
50.13333° or 50° 8′ eastElevation
96 metres (315 feet)Open location code
7HRG848M+M8GeoNames ID
110337
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