Hofuf
The centre of Al-Ahsa, the largest date-palm oasis in the world and a UNESCO site — three million trees, fed by springs. The covered market is four hundred years old.
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Al-Ahsa Oasis, also known as al-Ḥasāʾ (الْحَسَا) or Hajar (هَجَر), is an oasis and historical region in eastern Saudi Arabia. Al-Ahsa Governorate, which makes up much of the country's Eastern Province, is named after it. The oasis is located about 60 km inland from the coast of the Persian Gulf.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 27 Jul 2026
Al-Ahsa Oasis, also known as al-Ḥasāʾ (الْحَسَا) or Hajar (هَجَر), is an oasis and historical region in eastern Saudi Arabia. Al-Ahsa Governorate, which makes up much of the country's Eastern Province, is named after it. The oasis is located about 60 km inland from the coast of the Persian Gulf.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 27 Jul 2026
Qasr Ibrahim is a historic fort in the north of Alqoat neighborhood, Hofuf, Al-Ahsa, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. It is also called the Dome Palace, AlQoat Palace or Ibrahim Castle and is the region's main architectural heritage site from the Ottoman period. It served as a Turkish military base.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 Jul 2026
الرادود السعودي علي غريب · CC0
Al-Hofuf (Arabic: ٱلْهُفُوف al-Hufūf, sometimes spelt Hofuf or Hufuf), also known as Al-Hasa or Al-Ahsa is the seat of the Al-Ahsa Governorate, and the second-largest city in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, after the capital, Dammam, with a population of 729,606. It is known for being one of the largest date producing areas in the world, and for its old markets and palaces.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 Aug 2026
Peter Dowley from Dubai, United Arab Emirates · CC BY 2.0
Al-Ahsa Oasis, also known as al-Ḥasāʾ (الْحَسَا) or Hajar (هَجَر), is an oasis and historical region in eastern Saudi Arabia. Al-Ahsa Governorate, which makes up much of the country's Eastern Province, is named after it. The oasis is located about 60 km inland from the coast of the Persian Gulf.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 27 Jul 2026
Al-Ahsa Oasis, also known as al-Ḥasāʾ (الْحَسَا) or Hajar (هَجَر), is an oasis and historical region in eastern Saudi Arabia. Al-Ahsa Governorate, which makes up much of the country's Eastern Province, is named after it. The oasis is located about 60 km inland from the coast of the Persian Gulf.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 27 Jul 2026
Qasr Ibrahim is a historic fort in the north of Alqoat neighborhood, Hofuf, Al-Ahsa, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. It is also called the Dome Palace, AlQoat Palace or Ibrahim Castle and is the region's main architectural heritage site from the Ottoman period. It served as a Turkish military base.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 Jul 2026
الرادود السعودي علي غريب · CC0
Al-Hofuf (Arabic: ٱلْهُفُوف al-Hufūf, sometimes spelt Hofuf or Hufuf), also known as Al-Hasa or Al-Ahsa is the seat of the Al-Ahsa Governorate, and the second-largest city in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, after the capital, Dammam, with a population of 729,606. It is known for being one of the largest date producing areas in the world, and for its old markets and palaces.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 Aug 2026
Peter Dowley from Dubai, United Arab Emirates · CC BY 2.0