Dhahran

American  

[dah-rahn] / dɑˈrɑn /

noun

1. a city in E Saudi Arabia: oil center.

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Dhahran British  

/ dɑːˈrɑːn /

noun

1. a town in E Saudi Arabia: site of the original discovery of oil in the country (1938)

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Example Sentences

Two weeks earlier, on the far side of the country, a fellow traveler had pointed at a map and described the crumbling buildings here, in Dhahran al-Janub, arranged in a colorful open-air museum.

From New York Times

That cost, along with the construction of a new U.S. consulate in Jeddah and planning for a new consulate in Dhahran, was more than $1 billion.

From Seattle Times

The vast edifice rises on the edge of a highway on the outskirts of Al-Khobar - one of the three conjoined cities with Dhahran and Dammam on the Gulf coast.

From BBC

Meanwhile, Saudi state television acknowledged attacks in the town of Dhahran targeting water tanks that damaged vehicles and homes.

From Seattle Times

Residents and civil defence officials stand near cars and buildings damaged by shrapnel from the intercepted ballistic missile that landed in an industrial area, in south of Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, January 24, 2022.

From Reuters