Saihat City ( ar, سيهات) is a city located on the east coast of

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries by area, fifth-largest country in Asia ...

, with a population of 100,000 in 2005.

History

The oldest documents concerning Saihat, which are more than 400 years old, say that Saihat was under the division of Dhahran. During the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...

, the cities under Dhahran included Saihat, Bankat, Asseeh, and Aljabba. People in that region built the city of Sawhat on the remains of the old city Avan. This name was mentioned in Al-Musadi's book (التبية والإشراف). The city was renamed Saihat in more modern times. In

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national id ...

the name of Saihat has various spellings. In the past, it was written as 'Seahat,' but recently the spelling has been changed by some to 'Sayhat.'

Nature

Saihat is located directly on the

Persian Gulf The Persian Gulf ( fa, خلیج فارس, translit=xalij-e fârs, lit=Gulf of Fars, ), sometimes called the ( ar, اَلْخَلِيْجُ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Khalīj al-ˁArabī), is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia. The bo ...

. Fishing and agriculture are two important industries. Fertile soil and fresh springs provide a home for palm groves. The oil companies are close to Saihat, many people work there or in activities related to the oil industry.

Geography

Saihat is a small house close to

Qatif Qatif or Al-Qatif ( ar, ٱلْقَطِيف ''Al-Qaṭīf'') is a governorate and urban area located in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. It extends from Ras Tanura and Jubail in the north to Dammam in the south, and from the Persian Gulf in t ...

prefecture, which forms the southern end of the city.

Dammam Dammam ( ar, الدمّام ') is the fifth-most populous city in Saudi Arabia after Riyadh, Jeddah, Mecca, and Medina. It is the capital of the Eastern Province. With a total population of 1,252,523 as of 2020. The judicial and administrative ...

borders Saihat from the south while all of Saihat's eastern border lies on the

. The estimated size of Saihat is 5.61 square kilometers. Its population is about 75,000.

Hospitals

* Al Sadiq Hospital Abu Musa Alansari, An Nur, Tel:013 850 0160

Transport

Airport

Air transport is provided by

King Fahd International Airport King Fahd International Airport ( ar, مطار الملك فهد الدولي; KFIA) , also known as Dammam International Airport or simply Dammam Airport or King Fahd Airport, is the international airport serving Dammam, Saudi Arabia. The airpo ...

, the terminal is just over driving distance of from the city.

Highway

Saihat is directly located on the

Dhahran-Jubail Highway Highway 613 (), popularly known as the Dhahran–Jubail Expressway () and the Khobar–Dammam–Dhahran Expressway (), is a major north-south controlled-access secondary highway in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, spanning 196 kilometers (1 ...

and has its own exit,

Abu Hadriyah Highway Highway 95 (), also known as the Abu Hadriyah Highway, is a major highway in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Beginning at the Batha' border crossing with the United Arab Emirates, the highway extends to the Kuwaiti border, passing near or ...

is also close.

Neighborhood names

# Addeera (city center) # An Nur (called Al Tabooq, or Al Ommal before) # Al Khasab # Attaf # Ghurnata (or Al Nimr Al Janoubi) # Assalam # Al Khaleej (or Al Kuwait) # Qurtuba (includes Al Mahdoud, Al Falah, and Al Nimr Ashimali) # Al Ferdaws # Al Muntazah (includes Al Jamiyah) # Al Kawthar # Al Neqa # Al Ghadeer # Annaseem # Al Faiha # Al Zohor

Helpful Websites

(Charities) * Saihat Society for Social Services http://www.saihatss.org (Sports) * Khaleej Sports Club http://khaleejclub.com/ (Media & News) * Khaleej Saihat News http://khaleejsaihat.com/news (Food & Beverages) * Saihat Restaurants http://www.saihatrestaurants.com

References

Mr. Hussain Al Silham Books: * A History of Saihat * Saihat & the Sea * Saihat Society

External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20120311140301/http://www.cdsi.gov.sa/pdf/census31-prim-05.pdf {{Authority control Populated places in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia Port cities and towns in Saudi Arabia Port cities and towns of the Persian Gulf