What is Dammam?
{{Unreferenced|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Dammam | native_name = الدمام ''Ad Dammām'' | settlement_type=City | image_skyline = | image_caption = Coral Island, Dammam | image_flag = Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg | flag_link = Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia | flag_size = 80px | image_shield = Emblem of Saudi Arabia.svg | shield_link = Coat of arms of Saudi Arabia | shield_size = 40px | pushpin_map = Saudi Arabia | map_caption = Location in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia| | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg|25px]] [[Saudi Arabia]] | subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Saudi Arabia|Province]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia|Eastern Province]] | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = Dhaifallah al-'Utaybi |leader_title1 = Provincial Governor |leader_name1 = Muhammed Bin Fahd |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = | established_title = | established_date = | established_title2 = | established_date2 = | established_title3 = | established_date3 = | unit_pref = Metric | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = 800 | area_total_sq_mi = 308.9 | area_metro_km2 = | area_urban_km2 = | elevation_m = | area_footnotes = | population_note = Dammam Municipality estimate | population_as_of = 2009 | population_total = 2,054,710 | population_density_km2 = | population_density_sq_mi = | population_urban = | population_metro = 2,500,710 | population_footnotes = | utc_offset = +3 | utc_offset_DST = DST not observed | postal_code_type = Postal Code | postal_code = 314XX | area_code = 03 | website =[http://www.e-amana.gov.sa/ www.e-amana.gov.sa] }} '''Dammam''' ({{lang-ar|الدمام}} ''{{transl|ar|DIN|Ad Dammām}}'') is the capital of the Eastern Province of [[Saudi Arabia]]. Dammam is the largest city in the Eastern Province. It is the fifth largest city in Saudi Arabia. It is part of the Dammam Metropolitan Area. It is an important commercial hub and [[port]].{{Citation nee