Dhahran
Dhahran الظهران | |
|---|---|
ceety | |
| aẓ-Ẓahrān | |
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  Dhahran Location in the Kinrick o Saudi Arabie | |
| Coordinates: 26°16′N 50°09′E / 26.267°N 50.150°ECoordinates: 26°16′N 50°09′E / 26.267°N 50.150°E | |
| Kintra |  Saudi Arabie |
| Province | Eastren Province |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Bandar Al-Subayi |
| Area | |
| • ceety | 100 km2 (40 sq mi) |
| • Laund | 100 km2 (40 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • ceety | 138,135 |
| • Metro | 4,140,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Postal Code | 31261 |
| Area code(s) | +966-13 |
Dhahran (Arabic الظهران aẓ-Ẓahrān) is ceety locatit in Saudi Arabie's Eastern Province, an is a major admeenistrative centre for the Saudi oil industry. Lairge oil reserves wur first identified in the Dhahran aurie in 1931, an in 1935 Standard Oil o Californie (nou Chevron Corporation) drilled the first commercially viable oil well. Standard Oil later established a subsidiary in Saudi Arabie cawed the Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO), nou fully awned bi the Saudi govrenment as Saudi Aramco.
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