Ad Dammam: the oil gateway of the Saudi Persian Gulf

The Saudi Aramco Oil Museum tells the history of the Dammam oil field discovery in 1938, an event that radically transformed Saudi Arabia's economy.

Just minutes away, the King Fahd Causeway, a bridge connecting Saudi Arabia to Bahrain across the Persian Gulf, remains among the region's most trafficked road infrastructure.

Moving along the coast you visit the Dammam Corniche, a modern waterfront with parks and play areas facing the Persian Gulf.

In the evening, the city's traditional markets animate trade in dates and spices typical of the eastern province's cuisine.

Well Dammam Number Seven, drilled in 1938, marked the first commercial oil discovery in Saudi Arabia, an event that transformed the country into one of the world's leading energy powers.

The King Fahd Causeway, inaugurated in 1986, remains one of the world's longest elevated road connections built over the sea, connecting two Persian Gulf countries through a series of bridges and artificial dams.