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Dhahran

American  
[dah-rahn] / dɑˈrɑn /

noun

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


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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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 • Dec. 12, 2023

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 • Jul. 8, 2022

ATC was set up in Dhahran in 2012 and has offices in London, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates.

From Reuters • Jun. 15, 2022

A Saudi statement said the military had destroyed ballistic missiles heading toward the eastern city of Dhahran.

From Washington Post • Jan. 24, 2022

His father works in Mumbai as the managing director at Armaco, an international chemicals and fertilizers engineering firm based in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2017

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