17 Facts About Dhahran

Dhahran is a city located in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia.

Dhahran has been the home of Saudi Aramco's headquarters for 80 years and is its first and largest gated compound with more than 50,000 residents.

Dhahran is unusual in that a large portion of it is made up of gated areas including Saudi Aramco's headquarters and residential camp, the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals and the King Abdulaziz Air Base.

Dhahran is home to the Mall of Dhahran, one of the biggest shopping complexes in the Eastern Province.

However, the tallest building in Dhahran is Al-AbdelKareem Tower, where the neighboring Al-Othman twin towers come as second tallest, all located at Al-Qashlah district in the north east of the city facing Al-Khobar.

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Dhahran has a hot desert climate, featuring summers among the hottest and most humid in the world, and virtually frost-free winters.

Dhahran was settled after 1938, the year oil was discovered in the vicinity.

Dhahran is historically significant in the development of US-Saudi relations, starting with the discovery of oil that led to the creation of ARAMCO, which in turn led to the US building the Dhahran Airfield and the construction of the US consulate.

Dhahran is the largest oil company in the world with the largest oil reserves in the world, and it produces about 10 million barrels of oil per day.

Population of Dhahran is mainly Saudi, but includes many expatriates from Asian countries, such as Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan and the Philippines, as well as countries such as the United States, Canada, European countries, Turkey, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

Many companies that employ relatively large numbers of expatriates have built fenced-in compounds where only expatriates live; however, the largest compound, the Saudi Aramco Residential Camp in Dhahran provides accommodation to many different nationalities.

Dhahran is unique in a way that majority of the population live inside gated communities, whether built by Saudi Aramco, KFUPM or military.

Dhahran is part of the Eastern Province, the largest province in Saudi Arabia.

Dhahran is guarded as it is a high visibility city.

Formerly one of Saudi Arabia's three major international airports, Dhahran Airport, which opened in 1946 as Dhahran Airfield, is a Royal Saudi Air Force airbase.

Dhahran High School is a part of International Schools Group and is primarily composed of expatriates including American, British, Lebanese, Filipino, and Indian students.

Dhahran is home to the world-renowned King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, and the Aramco Training Center, where many new employees of Saudi Aramco learn useful skills, such as English, business mathematics, physics, and computer skills.