Dammam metropolitan area

Greater Dammam Hadirut al-Dammam
From top, left to right: Khobar Corniche Mosque, King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, Khobar Water Tower
Coordinates: 26°25′15″N 50°05′20″E / 26.4207°N 50.0888°E / 26.4207; 50.0888
Country	Saudi Arabia
Province	Eastern Province
Government
• Governor	Saud bin Nayef Al Saud
Population
• Total	2,742,800(2,022 census)
Time zone	UTC+3 (Arabia Standard Time)
Website	www.eamana.gov.sa

The Dammam metropolitan area, or Greater Dammam, is the largest metropolitan area in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. It consists of "The Triplet Cities" of Dammam, Khobar, Dhahran, Qatif and their vicinities. It had a population of 2,742,800 as of the 2022 census.^[1] It is known for the arts, pearl culturing, entertainment and popular music and sports legacies. The area includes a variety of natural landscapes, parks, and beaches with a recreational coastline to the Persian Gulf. The Greater Dammam area is also known for being one of the cornerstones of the oil industry with the world's largest oil company and most valuable company, Saudi Aramco, being based in Dhahran, as a result of the first oil well being dug in the area.