Eastern Province

Jabal Qarah

The Jabal Qarah (or Qarah Hills or Mount Qarah) is at a distance of 10 kilometer from Hufuf. Hufuf is a city in the well-known Al Hasa Oasis of the Eastern Region. Hufuf lies about 140km southwest of Dammam and 300km east of Riyadh. Jabal Qarah is well known for its intricate natural caves and is …

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Portuguese Fort

Tarout is a small island in the Persian Gulf, off the coast of Qatif oasis. By filling the sea in between, Tarout is now connected to Qatif by road. Tarout Island, like Qatif, is inhabited mainly by Shia Muslims. Nearly 150 years the Portuguese ruled Persian Gulf that lasted approximately in 1650 A.D. Portuguese was …

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persian-gulf

Arabian Gulf

Arabian Gulf, with its presence as the eastern border of Saudi Arabia and of the whole Arabian Peninsula, labeled the name “Gulf” to the countries of Arabian Peninsula. From its western border country of Persia (Iran), it is also called Persian Gulf by the other part of the world. The eastern coast of the Eastern …

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