Highway 40 (Saudi Arabia)
Highway 40 is a major east–west six-lane controlled-access highway in Saudi Arabia, spanning 1,395 km. The highway connects Jeddah, the second-largest city in the kingdom, on the western coast of Saudi Arabia to Dammam, the sixth-largest city on the eastern coast and the largest in the Eastern Province. Apart from Jeddah and Dammam, Highway 40 also runs near or through Mecca, Ta'if, Riyadh, Abqaiq and Khobar along its length, and provides access to the Mahazat as-Sayd and Saja and Umm Al Ramth wildlife sanctuaries.
The Highway 40 passing through the Tuwaiq escarpment, west of Riyadh
The Gate of Mecca (Arabic: بوابة مكة | Bawabat Makkah), under which Highway 40 passes, west of Mecca.
A sign on Highway 95 leading to the exit to Highway 40, with Mecca being denoted by the Kaaba and Medina denoted by the Green Dome
Dammam is the capital of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. With a population of 1,532,300 as of 2022, Dammam is the kingdom's fourth-most populous city after Riyadh, Jeddah, and Mecca. Dammam constitutes the core of the Dammam metropolitan area, also known as the Greater Dammam area, which comprises the 'Triplet Cities' of Dammam, Dhahran, and Khobar. The region is closely linked to the city through social, economic, and cultural ties. As of 2022, the Dammam metropolitan area's population was 2,190,900.
Image: Dammam Almurjan 01 panoramio
Image: Al Shiraa Mall panoramio
Image: Fountain outside Sheraton Dammam (9288893979)
Image: جزيرة المرجان panoramio (1)
