How far is Dammam from the sea?
Dammam is on the coast: the nearest shoreline is 2.5 km (1.5 miles) away in a straight line.
To the coast
2.5 km
1.5 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
102 km
with Qatar
Setting
On the coast
739th farthest from the sea of 861 cities
DammamNearest point on the coast
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Dammam at a glance
- Coordinates
- 26.4344° N, 50.1033° E
- Region
- Ash-Sharqīyah, Saudi Arabia
- Distance to the coast
- 2.5 km (1.5 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 26.4568° N, 50.1047° E
- Nearest land border
- 102 km (63 miles), with Qatar
- Among Saudi Arabia's cities
- 4th farthest from the sea of the 5 cities measured
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Questions
How far is Dammam from the sea?
Dammam is on the coast: the nearest shoreline is 2.5 km (1.5 miles) away in a straight line.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 2.5 km (1.5 miles) is the straight-line distance from the city centre to the nearest point on the shore. The drive to a beach is longer, often much longer, and depends on the roads.
How far is Dammam from the nearest border?
Dammam is 102 km (63 miles) from the nearest land border, with Qatar, in a straight line.
Where in Dammam is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (26.4344° N, 50.1033° E). A large city spreads out, so some neighbourhoods are closer to the sea than this and some farther. For an exact figure from where you are, use your own location.
Measured by MapGO on October 19, 2026 with the same coastline data as the distance to coastline calculator. All distances are straight lines over the Earth's surface.