Abqaiq is a city in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, located in the desert 60 km southwest of the Dhahran-Dammam-Khobar metropolitan area, and north of the Rub' al-Khali, the second largest sand desert in the world also known as the "Empty Quarter".
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Notably, it is home to a residential community for Saudi Aramco employees and their families. The Abqaiq Saudi Aramco residential community had a population of approximately 1,500 in 2012. Inclusion of the population outside the Saudi Aramco community brings this number closer to 45,000 (2022 census).
Abqaiq has organized a Safari Festival since 2017. The 10-day festival aims at presenting the Arab and desert heritage by presenting different shows.
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Towns around Abqaiq
- Al Baţţālīyah56 km S
- Al Mubarraz59 km S
- Dhahran59 km NE
- Al Munayzilah61 km S
- Al Hufūf64 km S
- Aţ Ţaraf64 km S
- Thuqbah65 km NE
- Khobar66 km NE
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