Dhahran
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8.2
- proper noun
- The oil fields near Dhahran are among the largest in the world.
Examples
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It was in Dhahran, in the 1990s, that the crews monitoring the no-fly zone over Iraq were stationed.
Academic text (2001) -
Safaniya was discovered just off the coast of the Arabian Peninsula in 1951, about 125 miles north of Dhahran.
Blog text (22) -
"I am safe and well and based with the Saudi Air Force at Dhahran.
Fiction book (1994) -
In May 2007, Bird visited his old compound in Dhahran.
Academic text (2010) -
The distance between Dhahran and Bushehr is about 180 miles.
Blog text (2) -
As one longtime resident observed, "Dhahran was a utopia."
Academic text (2010) -
From 1978 to 1984, he held executive positions with the Arabian American Oil Company in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
Academic text (1995) -
The following year, Saudi Arabia invited the ROC to establish a trade office in Dhahran to further promote bilateral economic and trade relations between the two countries.
Academic text (1993) -
Dhahran had been a creature of the U.S. presence in Saudi Arabia ever since American oil prospectors turned up in the 1930s and built that city in the American image.
Academic text (2001) -
Many foreign workers live in Dhahran, contributing to its diverse community.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dhahran comes from the Arabic word dhahr, which means 'back' or 'ridge' and gives the picture of the 'back' of the land. So Dhahran originally named a raised area or hill, and today it is the name of the oil-producing town on Saudi Arabia's Gulf coast.