Dhahran is a medium-sized city in the Greater Dammam Metro Area, located on the Persian Gulf. Due to the prosperous oil industry in the area, Dhahran has attracted residents and visitors from all over the world, creating a unique mixture of cultures as people work, play, and live together on specially-built gated compounds for each of the city's various oil companies. Though temperatures in the summer are hot, there are plenty of activities to keep people cool such as visits to the beautiful san

dy beaches, shopping in the spacious Mall of Dhahran, and water sports on Modon Lake. Residents and visitors also have easy access to all of the main attractions of Dammam, such as the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture and Tarout Castle. As one of the main administrative hubs of the Saudi oil industry, Dhahran is the perfect place to study business, commerce, or chemistry at one of the local universities.