"Dammam and Khobar, Coastal Towns, Shop... " a Ad Dammam Travel Page by anees

These three cities have grown so quickly in the past 5 decades making a huge metropolitan area, attracting large number of people from all over the Kingdom who dreamt to work in oil and petrochemical firms or to establish contracting companies to benefit from the booming oil industry.

Well, that boom has attract large number of foreign workers as well, making so so diversified community, making beautiful new liberal community, full of highly educated and skilled generation.

Dammam has attracted people from Al Ahsa, the land locked area south west Dammam, and from other part of the Kingdom, while Khobar became home for large foreign community who added a clear western or Asian touch to the city.

Dammam is where Eastern Province Emire or Governor base, while Khobar is where most western firm open their offices.

The two cities have long, beautiful and lively man made corniche. Large number of restaurants, shopping centers and hotels located near these two corniches.

Khobar is famous of being so close to King Fahad linking the Kingdom and Bahrain, its a nearby escape for the ultra conservative. Driving by car to Bahrain in weekends is widely common among people who live in here.

Shopping in these three cities can be fun

Dammam

For large shopping centers you may go to Al waha Mall, Al Shatea Mall, both of them located by Prince Mohammed Bin Faha St.

If you want to feel the real old sense of the town, go to Eyal (Sons) Bin Naser market where you find all kind of goods including cloths, electronics, and other stuff in good prices.

For dinning, You can go to Kobar Shandani, the Indian food restaurant by corniche road, or go to Spicy Meal local fast food chain. Dajen, and Tazej are good for eating BBQs.

Khobar and Dhahran

Al Rashid Center would be the best in our area for shopping, single or with your family. Its attached to the French supper market Carfour.

For Electronics and home applaiance you can go to Extra.

If you in town in fridays, You should come to Al Dhahran Road near the coastal road where you will find large crowd of foreign people enjoy their day off, shopping together in large groups, or with families.

For dinning, corniche road is full of fine restaurants. Options range from Middle Eastern Shawarma and Kabab Bab Habas, to American chains such as Friday's, Chillis, Pizza Hut beside all fast food chains such as KFS, Hardees and the local fast food Harfi and the BBQ local chain Dajen.

Indian food fans can find good choice at Kobar Shandani near the corniche.

Shesha lovers can enjoy two place by the corniche too.

Wait for me to build my tips on Dammam and Khobar, and please come back to look at them.