The Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia holds historical, economic and cultural heft and offers visitors the chance to experience this progressive and ever-adapting region. Dammam, its anchor city, is home to cultural landmarks and the kingdom’s oil and gas industry.
The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, also known as Ithra, is a breathtaking all-purpose cultural destination covering the arts, science, literature and innovation. A day spent here allows you to linger in the library, which holds over 220,000 books, a theatre space, cinema, museums, galleries, an Idea Lab and spaces for workshops.
Spend time at Dammam’s Heritage Village and immerse yourself into daily Saudi life. The five-story building includes a museum, shop and restaurant along with galleries depicting life in the various regions of the kingdom through the ages.