Dammam 达曼 (沙特阿拉伯)
Dammam (Arabic:الدمام ad-Dammām) is the capital of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. The judicial and administrative bodies of the province, plus several government departments, are located in the city. Dammam is the largest city in the Eastern Province, and the sixth largest in Saudi Arabia, after Riyadh, Jeddah, Mecca, Medina and Taif. Like the other 12 regional capitals of Saudi Arabia, Dammam is not included within any governorate; instead, it is governed by a "municipality" (Arabic:أمانة; amanah) headed by a mayor (Arabic:أمين; amin). Dammam and its suburbs form the center of the Dammam metropolitan area, also known as Greater Dammam, the third largest metropolitan area in Saudi Arabia, with an estimated combined population of over 4,100,000 as of 2012. The Dammam metropolitan area is closely linked to the city through social, economic, and cultural ties.