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Qatif
Qatif Governorate ( ''Al-Qaṭīf'') is a list of governorates of Saudi Arabia, governorate and urban area located in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia, 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 the east to King Fahd International Airport in the west, The governorate includes three major cities—Qatif City, Safwa City, and Saihat, Saihat City—along with numerous towns, villages, and the Tarout Island, island of Tarout. Each city and town has its own sub-municipality operating under the main municipality Qatif is one of the oldest settlements in Eastern Arabia; its history goes back to 3500 Anno Domini, BC, more than 5,000 years ago, and was part of the Eastern Arabia, Bahrain Region which was called Dilmun at that time and the Sumerians knew it as the land of paradise, immortality, and life. Before the discovery of oil, Qatifi people used to work as merchants, farmers, and fishermen. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarout Castle
Tarout Castle (Arabic: قلعة تاروت), also known as Tarut Palace, Tarut Fort, Portuguese Fort, is an archaeological site in Qatif, Saudi Arabia. It is situated on a hill in the center of Tarout Island, Tarut Island, located southwest of Deira, in the eastern part of Qatif Governorate, Saudi Arabia. The hill, known as Tall Tawt, is estimated to be 5,000 years old. The castle itself is believed to date back to the time of the Uyunid Emirate, Uyuni state and was later used as a Portuguese defensive point. (3-2011). "Tarut Castle". Oasis Magazine. P. 60. Archived from the on October 16, 2017.Tarut. A treasure that holds the secrets of five thousand years Okaz newspape [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qatif City
Qatif City (Arabic: القطيف) is an ancient city located in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, along the western coast of the Persian Gulf. As the capital of the Qatif Governorate, Qatif is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the Arabian Peninsula. Its history spans over 5,000 years, Qatif is a vibrant city known for its rich cultural heritage, agriculture, and oil production. Etymology and geography The name "Qatif" is derived from the Arabic root ''q-ṭ-f'' (ق-ط-ف), meaning "to pick" or "harvest," referencing its agricultural heritage, particularly in palm tree farming. Geographically, Qatif is situated near the coast of the Persian Gulf, covering an area of approximately 2,000 square kilometers. It enjoys a coastline that stretches over 100 kilometers, providing it with access to rich marine resources. Economy and agriculture Historically, Qatif has been an important center for agriculture, particularly known for its palm date farming, and it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
The Eastern Province (Arabic: المنطقة الشرقية al-Mintaqah ash-Sharqīyah), also known as the Eastern Region, is a province in Saudi Arabia. It is the nation's largest province by area and the third most populous after the Riyadh Province and Mecca Province. As of 2022, the population is 5,125,254. Its name reflects its location in the eastern part of the country. More than a third of the population is concentrated in the Dammam metropolitan area. With an estimated population of 1.53 million as of 2022, Dammam, the capital of the province, is the fourth most populous city in the kingdom. The incumbent governor of the province is Saud bin Naif. Other populous cities in the province include Qatif, Hofuf, Hafr al-Batin, Jubail and Khobar. The region is extremely popular among tourists for its beaches on the Persian Gulf and proximity to the other countries of the eastern Arab world, such as the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain, with the latter being linked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarout Island
Tarout Island (Arabic: جزيرة تاروت), also spelled Tārūt, is an island in the Persian Gulf in the Qatif Governorate, located in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Situated about six kilometers off Qatif mainland coast, the island is connected to Qatif City by three causeways. It stretches from Ras Tanura in the north to Qatif in the west and is the second-largest island in the Persian Gulf after Qeshm Island, covering an area of approximately 70 square kilometers. Tarout Island is home to several towns and villages, including Tārūt, Deyrah, and Darīn. History Tarout's history dates back to pre-5000 BC. It is considered one of the most ancient sites that were inhabited by humans. Tarout was the heart of the Dilmun Kingdom and had a major role in the history of the region since 3000 BC. Human habitation in this area over the centuries was very large and archaeological discoveries were found until recently, which is rare in most parts of the world's archaeolog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Arabia
Eastern Arabia () is a region stretched from Basra to Khasab along the Persian Gulf coast and included parts of modern-day Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia (Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia, Eastern Province), and the United Arab Emirates. The entire coastal strip of Eastern Arabia was known as "Bahrain" for a millennium. Until very recently, the whole of Eastern Arabia, from the Shatt al-Arab to the Hajar Mountains, mountains of Oman, was a place where people moved around, settled and married unconcerned by national borders. The people of Eastern Arabia shared a seamanship, culture based on the sea, as sailor, seafaring peoples. Nowadays, Eastern Arabia is a part of the Arab states of the Persian Gulf. The modern-day states of Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates are the most commonly listed Arab states of the Persian Gulf, Gulf Arab states. Most of Saudi Arabia is not geographically a part of Eastern Arabia. Etymology ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dammam
Dammam (Arabic: الدمام ad-Dammām) is a city and governorate, and the capital of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Located on the coast of the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 1,386,166 as of 2022, making it the country's fifth-largest city after Riyadh, Jeddah, Mecca, and Medina. Dammam forms the core of the Dammam metropolitan area, also known as Greater Dammam, which includes the neighboring governorates of Dhahran, Khobar, Qatif. , the metropolitan area's population was 2,743,318, making it the third-largest in the country. Overview The area that eventually became Dammam was settled by the Dawasir tribe around 1923, with permission of King Ibn Saud. The area was originally a fishing hamlet. It developed after the discovery of oil in the region, becoming a port city and an administrative center. Following the unification of Saudi Arabia, Dammam was made the capital of the newly formed Eastern Province. Dammam is known for being a major administrative cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saihat
Saihat (Arabic: سيهات) is a city in the Qatif Governorate, located in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. 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 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 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 Gulf. 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. G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Safwa City
Safwa City (Arabic: صفوى) is a city in the Qatif Governorate, located in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Overview Safwa is home to several government departments, public utilities, educational institutions, and a healthcare center, including Safwa General Hospital. The city’s residents work across a variety of sectors, including education, healthcare, banking, mining, oil and gas, and commerce. One of its most well-organized areas is the Al-Zahra neighborhood (also known as Urouba), which is considered one of the top neighborhoods in the Eastern Province. It features more than 1,200 residential units and covers an area of 336 hectare. References See also * List of governorates of Saudi Arabia * List of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia The following is a list of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia. List of Metro Cities There are 5 large cities or metropolitan area, metro cities in Saudi Arabia with the population over a million or more. Alphabetical list of citi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, 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, the largest in the Middle East, and the List of countries and dependencies by area, 12th-largest in the world. It is bordered by the Red Sea to the west; Jordan, Iraq, and Kuwait to the north; the Persian Gulf, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to the east; Oman to the southeast; and Yemen to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the south. The Gulf of Aqaba in the northwest separates Saudi Arabia from Egypt and Israel. Saudi Arabia is the only country with a coastline along both the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, and most of Geography of Saudi Arabia, its terrain consists of Arabian Desert, arid desert, lowland, steppe, and List of mountains in Saudi Arabia, mountains. The capital and List of cities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siege Of Bahrain
The siege of Bahrain of 1559 occurred when forces of the Ottoman Empire, commanded by the governor of the Lahsa eyalet Mustafa Pasha, attempted to seize Bahrain, and thus wrest control of the island and its famed pearl trade from the Portuguese Empire. The siege was unsuccessful, and the Portuguese defeated the Turks when reinforcements were dispatched by sea from the fortress of Hormuz. Background Bahrain was then a dominion of the King of Hormuz, himself a puppet of Portugal ever since the Portuguese took over Hormuz in 1515. In 1538, the Ottoman Empire captured the port city of Basra, gaining access to the Persian Gulf, and thus coming into contact with the Portuguese. In 1552 the Lahsa Eyalet was established. Its governor, Mustafa Pasha intended to capture Bahrain and its famed pearl fishing that was developed there. To this effect, he mustered two galleys and 70 transport boats to ferry some 800Svat Soucek (2008): ''The Portuguese and Turks in the Persian Gulf'' iRevis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ras Tanura
Ras Tanura (, presumably due to the unusual heat prevalent at the cape that projects into the sea) is a city and semi-governorate in the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia, Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia located on a peninsula extending into the Persian Gulf, Even though the closest governorate is Qatif and geographically it can be considered part of Qatif, the city is de facto under the administration of the Jubail governorate, The name Ras Tanura applies both to a Gated community, gated Saudi Aramco employee compound (also referred to as "Najmah") and to an industrial area further out on the peninsula that serves as a major Petroleum, oil port and oil operations center for Aramco, the largest oil company in the world. Today, the compound has about 3,200 residents, with a few Americans and British expats. Geographically, the Ras Tanura complex is located south of the modern industrial port city of Jubail and north across Tarout Bay from the old port city of Dammam. Although Ras T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabic
Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns language codes to 32 varieties of Arabic, including its standard form of Literary Arabic, known as Modern Standard Arabic, which is derived from Classical Arabic. This distinction exists primarily among Western linguists; Arabic speakers themselves generally do not distinguish between Modern Standard Arabic and Classical Arabic, but rather refer to both as ( "the eloquent Arabic") or simply ' (). Arabic is the List of languages by the number of countries in which they are recognized as an official language, third most widespread official language after English and French, one of six official languages of the United Nations, and the Sacred language, liturgical language of Islam. Arabic is widely taught in schools and universities around the wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
