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| Al-Khobar (Eastern Province - Arabian Gulf) |  
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Description:
Starting from Al-Khobar,Dammam or Dhahran to Beach Based diving (35 Kms away), or by boat to off-shore island off the city of Al-Jubail (100 Kms away) | |
| Details: |
 Nearest commercial airport: Dammam |
| Average watertemp: Min 15 - Max 35 oCelcius. |
| Average visibility: 20 Horizontal metres |
| Bottom composition: Sand, Corals, Mud, Vegetation |
| Dive conditions: Ocean/Sea, Salt water |
| Seasonality: Season is from April to November or December (In winter season, the water gets cold and boat operators stop their activities.) |
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Marinelife in the area:
| Species | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | | | Bottlenose Dolphins |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | Dolphins can be spotted by chance chasing the dive boat or synchronizing their speed to the boat
| | | Hawksbill turtles | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | The off-shore islands on the east coast of saudi arabia are protected sanctuaries for birds and turtles, in the summer months the turtles land to lay their eggs in the sandy beaches of the islands, chances are high to see turtles on the islands or in the waters around them.
| | | Whale sharks |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | This fantastic creature is only found and spotted by the luckiest of divers, spottings of the whale shark was recorded around the island of Jana, measuring around 20 feet in length
| | Probability of encounter:  0%,  0 > 60%,  60 > 90%,  90 > 100%
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