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The great commercial and trading connections between
Mesopotamia and Dilmun were strong and profound to the point where Dilmun was a central figure to the Sumerian creation myth. Dilmun was described in the saga of Enki and Ninhursag as pre-existing in paradisiacal state, where predators don't kill,
571:. Founded in the late 4th millennium BC and lasting until approximately 538 BC it is regarded as one of the oldest civilizations in the world. Dilmun was an important and prosperous trading centre for millennia with well-developed and long-standing trading, commercial and cultural ties with nearby
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tribe. They were involved in several internal disputes, causing the emirate to become unstable and eventually leading to the rise of the
Bedouin Usfurids. The Usfurids saw a short period of stability. After overthrowing their former allies, the Uyunids, they had an uneasy relationship with the
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Dilmun's commercial power began to decline between 1000 BC and 800 BC because piracy flourished in the
Persian Gulf. The most recent reference to Dilmun came during the Neo-Babylonian Empire. Neo-Babylonian administrative records, dated 567 BC, stated that Dilmun was controlled by the king of
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provinces. In 2017, the population was 4,900,325. Of these, 3,140,362 were Saudi citizens and 1,759,963 were foreign nationals The province accounts for 15.05% of the entire population of Saudi Arabia and is named for its geographical location relative to the rest of the kingdom.
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The Dilmun civilization was the centre of commercial activities linking traditional agriculture of the land—then utterly fertile due to artesian wells that have dried since, and due to a much wetter climate—with maritime trade between diverse regions such as the
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being the most common form of disability and 42,052 persons suffering from some form of visual impairment. 58,000 persons reported severe or extreme disability. 285,754 Saudi residents above the age of 15 reported that they were regularly
835:, Qatif. The region was ruled by the Qaramatians until 976 AD, when after losing to the Abbasids, they were reduced to the status of a local power. After Bahrain and Qatif seceded from Qarmatian rule around 1058 AD, they retreated to the
1976:. The lines in the Eastern Province, two lines, one passenger, which runs from Dammam to Riyadh via Abqaiq an Hofuf, and the other freight, which runs directly from Dammam to Riyadh, are managed by the Saudi Railways Organization (SRO).
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in Jeddah. It is also the largest port in the
Persian Gulf. The port is equipped with 9 ports with 214 platforms. The port receives more than 15,000 ships carrying more than 13 million containers or 532 million tons of cargo annually.
1342:, the Eastern Province had a population of 4,900,325 as of December 2017, of which 3,140,362 were Saudis and 1,759,963 were foreign nationals. The Eastern Province is the third most populous province in Saudi Arabia, after
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The
Eastern Province's capital city of Dammam has special status. Like the other 12 regional capitals, Dammam is not included within any governorate but is instead simply known as the City of Dammam, in Arabic, the word
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Persian rulers of Hormuz, who took control of the former Uyunid cities of Qatif and
Bahrain around 1320 AD. This eventually led to the fall of the Usfurids. The region was mostly overlooked until the 1500s, when the
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In the early 1990s, during the First Gulf war, Iraqi troops crossed the
Kuwaiti-Saudi border and seized the town of Khafji. The US and Saudi Arabian armies were able to kick them out. This was known as the
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Saudi Arabia's largest agricultural product, dates, also forms a large part of the province's economy. Every year thousands of tonnes of dates are harvested from the date palms in the giant oasis of
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The economy of the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is largely dependent on oil. As such, the Eastern Province, being the province with most of Saudi Arabia's oil reserves enjoys a high economic position.
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for Saudis was 109 males per 100 females and 150 males per 100 females for non-Saudis, yielding a common sex ratio of 151 males per 100 females. 1% of children in the province were orphans.
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ever as of
December 2019, the next day, on December 12, 2019, the company reached a market cap of $ 2 trillion, becoming the first and only company in the world to break the record.
1915:. Highways 605, 610, 613, 614, 615, 617 and 619, known locally by other popular names, connect the Greater Dammam area to Ra's Tanura, Jubail, the King Fahd International Airport,
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to 800 BC. At the height of its power, Dilmun controlled the
Persian Gulf trading routes. Dilmun was very prosperous during the first 300 years of the second millennium.
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pain and diseases are absent, and people do not get old. Likewise the Sumerian tale of the garden paradise of Dilmun may have been an inspiration for the
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The Eastern Province encompasses the entire east coast of Saudi Arabia and acts as a major platform for most of the kingdom's oil production and exports.
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field in the world. Petroleum is refined in various refineries spread across the kingdom and shipped to dozens of countries from port cities such as
540:, measuring 8,400 sq.km. (3,240 sq.mi.) is the largest oil field in the world, and accounts for roughly a third of the kingdom's oil production. The
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control. Most of the Eastern Province came under the Hasa region, and as such, the emirate has been under Saudi control since 1902. In 1923, the
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There are also many dialects spoken by Saudis who have immigrated from elsewhere, such as other Najdi dialects, South Arabian dialects, and
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The entire eastern coast of the kingdom lies in the Eastern Province. The region borders, from north to south, the countries of
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In fact, there is some reason to believe that the very idea of a paradise, a garden of the gods, originated with the Sumerians.
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desert, which comprises more than half of the governorate itself, is the largest governorate in Saudi Arabia in terms of area.
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of $ 1 trillion ($ 1,000,000,000,000) on December 11, 2019. After going public the same day in what is considered the largest
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shuttle services are also provided to residents of the kingdom by private contractors. Shuttle services also connect the
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was first found in the country in the Eastern Province, at the Prosperity Well site (formerly known as Dammam No.7). The
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Najdi-type dialects spoken among settled bedouin tribes. This includes Central Najdi dialects such as the dialects of
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took over around 1507 AD, but they too fell due to internal conflicts in or around the 1540s.
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laid siege and invaded in 1076 AD, ending the rule of Qarmatians in Ahsa and founding the
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expanded the Muslim world into three continents within 20 years of the death of
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724:. One of the earliest inscriptions mentioning Dilmun is that of king
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or Empty Quarter, comprises more than a third of the Eastern Province
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in Dammam was also in the works, but its current status is unknown.
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border in the north to the Ramlah border station on the
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constitute a large minority, concentrated especially in
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around 300 AD, with the coastal regions claimed by the
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The Sumerians: Their History, Culture, and Character
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Babylon. The name of Dilmun fell from use after the
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and proximity to the other countries of the eastern
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2970:mod1111222@, محمد العبدالله (القطيف) (2019-06-23).
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3240:. Amsterdam: J. Benjamins Pub. Co. pp. 4–5.
2693:"Bahrain digs unveil one of oldest civilizations"
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709:. The Dilmun civilization is mentioned first in
461:. Other populous cities in the province include
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2580:General Authority for Statistics
2493:
2465:Governorates of Eastern Province
1887:via the 25 km (15 mi)
1340:General Authority for Statistics
627:have become important sites for
197:
182:
167:
145:
129:
115:
99:
84:
67:
4232:General Intelligence Presidency
3485:
3446:
3417:
3391:
3311:
3299:
3254:
3229:
3211:"THE SPOKEN ARABIC OF AL-QAṬĪF"
3202:
3185:
3099:
3063:
2943:
2842:
2762:
2744:
1847:Highway 95 (Route 5M) connects
1806:King Fahd International Airport
1780:King Fahd International Airport
1605:Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud
909:
433:, is the easternmost of the 13
4923:Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
3455:"Dammam metro plans announced"
3399:"SAPTCO - InterCity Transport"
3261:الحيدري, فيصل (20 June 2012).
3106:Al Bohnayyah, Moayyad (2019),
2735:
2684:
2659:
2635:
2611:
2586:
2540:
1831:, located on the coast of the
1814:Qaisumah-Hafr Al Batin Airport
21:Ash Sharqiyah (disambiguation)
1:
4222:Chairman of the General Staff
3671:
3603:
3459:Railway Gazette International
2938:The New Encyclopedia of Islam
2534:
1959:Bahrain International Airport
1611:Saud bin Abdullah bin Jalawi
1333:
733:
459:Prince Saud bin Nayef Al Saud
3628:
3620:
3403:SAPTCO - InterCity Transport
3209:Prochazka, Theodore (1990).
3192:Alaodini, Hind (June 2019),
2849:Kramer, Samuel Noah (1963).
2815:Kramer, Samuel Noah (1961).
2691:Smith, Sylvia (2013-05-21).
1574:
1521:
1406:
590:
299: • Deputy Governor
7:
4464:Water supply and sanitation
4293:History of the oil industry
4160:Mutaween (religious police)
3453:2014-05-23T11:26:00+01:00.
3070:Battuta, Ibn (2017-08-08).
2769:Samuel Noah Kramer (1963).
2529:Shi'a Islam in Saudi Arabia
2509:Bahrain (historical region)
2486:
2452:
2449:
2446:
2424:
2421:
2418:
2396:
2393:
2390:
2368:
2365:
2362:
2342:
2339:
2336:
2314:
2311:
2308:
2286:
2283:
2280:
2258:
2255:
2252:
2230:
2227:
2224:
2202:
2199:
2196:
2172:
2169:
2166:
1970:Saudi Railways Organization
1365:
864:first war with the Safavids
555:The region was home to the
424:
10:
4944:
3295:, Human Rights Watch, 2004
2431:Qaryat Al Ulya Governorate
1990:
1810:Ahsa International Airport
1668:
1533:
1369:
665:
275:Qaryat al-Ulya Governorate
57:al-Mintaqah ash-Sharqiyyah
18:
4928:Provinces of Saudi Arabia
4900:
4804:
4748:
4692:
4685:Main Saudi Arabian cities
4608:
4566:
4472:
4373:
4364:
4258:
4249:
4182:
4103:
4085:National Security Council
4040:
4036:
4027:
3970:
3961:
3950:
3889:
3772:
3766:Provinces of Saudi Arabia
3540:
3176:Languages of Saudi Arabia
3129:Frawley, William (2003).
3091:Al-Ramis, Salman (2004).
3050:"Demographic Survey 2016"
2623:worldpopulationreview.com
2476:New Al Udayd Governorate,
2265:Hafr Al Batin Governorate
2003:provinces of Saudi Arabia
1549:
928:
916:
841:Abdullah bin Ali Al Uyuni
776:Muslim conquest of Persia
577:Indus Valley civilisation
435:provinces of Saudi Arabia
425:al-Mintaqah ash-Sharqīyah
398:
388:
371:
367:US$ 243.8 billion (2022)
363:
358:
350:
342:
334:
329:
321:
313:
308:
298:
288:
283:
251:Hafr al-Batin Governorate
222:
210:
190:
181:
163:
61:
56:
45:
35:
4330:Tadawul (stock exchange)
4325:Supreme Economic Council
4273:Capital Market Authority
4227:General Staff Presidency
4080:Mabahith (secret police)
1987:Administrative divisions
1955:Dammam metropolitan area
1869:Dammam metropolitan area
1859:border in the south via
1827:Built in the 1940s, the
1372:Religion in Saudi Arabia
894:, and later spread into
868:Emirate of Nejd and Hasa
451:Dammam metropolitan area
48:Emirate (administrative)
39:
4212:Strategic Missile Force
3562:Northern Borders Region
3554:Al Muthanna Governorate
2647:Hydrocarbons Technology
2524:Regions of Saudi Arabia
2349:Ra's Tanura Governorate
1993:Regions of Saudi Arabia
1829:King Abdulaziz Sea Port
827:in 930 AD and held the
263:Ra's Tanura Governorate
3694:Hadhramaut Governorate
3236:Ingham, Bruce (1994).
2956:Arabic-English Lexicon
2922:: CS1 maint: others (
2893:Atlas of world history
2752:Harriet E. W. Crawford
2479:
2468:
2017:, sing. منطقة إدارية;
1942:
1801:
1782:
1735:, the largest onshore
1728:
1686:
1618:King Abdulaziz Al Saud
800:
682:
604:
575:in particular and the
354:7.3/km (19/sq mi)
4055:Consultative Assembly
3429:www.saudirailways.org
3198:, University of Essex
2936:Glassé, Cyril. 2008.
2741:Roads of Arabia p.180
2475:
2464:
2403:Na'iriyah Governorate
1974:Saudi Railway Company
1929:
1788:
1777:
1739:in the world and the
1723:
1711:market capitalization
1676:
1661:King Abdullah Al Saud
1434:variants, and others.
788:
673:
598:
429:), also known as the
382:Arabian Standard Time
303:Prince Ahmed bin Fahd
293:Prince Saud bin Nayef
289: • Governor
271:Na'iriyah Governorate
50:Province (geographic)
30:Place in Saudi Arabia
2110:List of governorates
1877:United Arab Emirates
687:fourth millennium BC
656:United Arab Emirates
487:United Arab Emirates
351: • Density
19:For other uses, see
4320:Saudi Central Bank
4128:Freedom of religion
3904:Early Islamic State
3095:. Al-hazen library.
3073:Ibn Battuta Journey
3015:www.macrotrends.net
2951:Edward William Lane
2501:Saudi Arabia portal
2120:
1841:Jeddah Islamic Port
1631:King Faisal Al Saud
1597:Abdullah bin Jalawi
1581:
1481:Saudi Sign Language
753:collapse of Babylon
239:Dhahran Governorate
4693:1,000,000 and more
4335:Telecommunications
4118:Capital punishment
4045:Allegiance Council
3924:Emirate of Diriyah
3909:Rashidun Caliphate
3899:Pre-Islamic Arabia
2643:"Ghawar Oil Field"
2480:
2469:
2437:محافظة قرية العليا
2375:Abqaiq Governorate
2321:Khafji Governorate
2293:Jubail Governorate
2209:Khobar Governorate
2118:
1979:A plan to build a
1943:
1932:King Fahd Causeway
1930:The 25 km (15 mi)
1889:King Fahd Causeway
1802:
1783:
1741:Safaniya oil field
1729:
1699:petroleum industry
1687:
1579:
1546:was not reported.
1475:is also spoken by
919:Population pyramid
874:, took the entire
801:
772:Rashidun Caliphate
683:
676:Rashidun Caliphate
605:
546:offshore oil field
542:Safaniya oil field
499:King Fahd Causeway
364: • Total
335: • Total
314: • Total
267:Abqaiq Governorate
259:Khafji Governorate
255:Jubail Governorate
243:Khobar Governorate
4910:
4909:
4644:
4643:
4604:
4603:
4432:Human trafficking
4360:
4359:
4245:
4244:
4178:
4177:
4065:Foreign relations
4023:
4022:
3919:Abbasid Caliphate
3914:Umayyad Caliphate
3845:
3844:
3732:
3731:
3727:
3726:
3643:Jariyan al Batnah
2868:978-0-226-45238-8
2828:978-0-8122-1047-7
2519:Al-arba' Mountain
2484:
2483:
2457:
2456:
2271:محافظة حفر الباطن
2237:Qatif Governorate
1666:
1665:
1646:King Fahd Al Saud
1638:Muhammad bin Fahd
1560:visual impairment
1331:
1330:
1327:
1326:
924:
878:from Ottoman and
876:Arabian Peninsula
805:Abbasid Caliphate
768:Arabian Peninsula
720:, in the city of
536:, located in the
408:
407:
343: • Rank
322: • Rank
247:Qatif Governorate
137:Al-Qarah Mountain
4935:
4683:
4682:
4671:
4664:
4657:
4648:
4647:
4624:
4617:
4457:response to ISIL
4371:
4370:
4315:Riyal (currency)
4256:
4255:
4038:
4037:
4034:
4033:
3980:Cities and towns
3968:
3967:
3956:
3934:Kingdom of Hejaz
3872:
3865:
3858:
3849:
3848:
3807:Eastern Province
3782:Northern Borders
3759:
3752:
3745:
3736:
3735:
3708:
3707:
3692:
3691:
3674:
3673:
3656:
3655:
3641:
3640:
3631:
3630:
3625:Eastern Province
3623:
3622:
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3591:
3572:
3571:
3552:
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3529:
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3483:
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3443:
3441:
3440:
3431:. Archived from
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2876:
2875:
2856:
2846:
2840:
2839:
2837:
2835:
2812:
2806:
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2798:Edward Conklin.
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2789:
2786:
2777:
2776:
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2497:
2496:
2439:
2438:
2411:
2410:
2383:
2382:
2357:
2356:
2355:محافظة رأس تنورة
2329:
2328:
2301:
2300:
2273:
2272:
2245:
2244:
2217:
2216:
2189:
2188:
2159:
2158:
2151:Ahsa Governorate
2121:
2117:
2114:
2113:
2096:Ahsa Governorate
2089:
2073:
2072:
2053:
2040:, sing. محافظة;
2035:
2015:manātiq idāriyya
2012:
1582:
1578:
1528:formal education
1488:Indian languages
1438:Baharna dialects
1376:Sunni traveler,
1356:dependency ratio
1352:Ahsa Governorate
930:
929:
922:
914:
913:
904:Battle of Khafji
738:
735:
633:Green Revolution
538:Ahsa Governorate
534:Ghawar oil field
507:Northern Borders
427:
421:
412:Eastern Province
235:Ahsa Governorate
203:
201:
200:
186:
171:
149:
133:
119:
103:
88:
71:
37:Eastern Province
33:
32:
4943:
4942:
4938:
4937:
4936:
4934:
4933:
4932:
4913:
4912:
4911:
4906:
4896:
4800:
4749:300,000-999,999
4744:
4688:
4677:
4675:
4645:
4640:
4627:
4620:
4613:
4600:
4562:
4524:Public holidays
4468:
4356:
4300:Foreign workers
4241:
4174:
4099:
4090:Nuclear program
4019:
3957:
3948:
3929:Emirate of Nejd
3885:
3876:
3846:
3841:
3768:
3763:
3733:
3728:
3720:Governorates ,
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2409:محافظة النعيرية
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2134:
2112:
1999:
1989:
1961:, northeast of
1795:Shaybah Airport
1772:
1715:public offering
1671:
1577:
1552:
1536:
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1469:Hejazi dialects
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4892:Yanbu' al Bahr
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4771:Hafar al-Batin
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