Place:Abqaiq, Ash-Sharqīyah, Ash-Sharqīyah, Saudi Arabia

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NameAbqaiq
Alt namesBuqayqsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCity
Located inAsh-Sharqīyah, Ash-Sharqīyah, Saudi Arabia
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Abqaiq is a Saudi Aramco gated community and oil-processing facility located 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". The community was built in the 1940s by Aramco (now Saudi Aramco). The Abqaiq community had a population of approximately 1,500 in 2012, though the inclusion of the population outside the Saudi Aramco community brings this number closer to 30,000.

Abqaiq has been organizing a Safari Festival since 2017. The 10-days festival aims at presenting the Arab and desert heritage by presenting different shows.

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