Information and Statistics About Al-Ahsa'a • Al-Ahsa'a Population:1,150,000people. • The area of the oasis ( the populated area is 860 square km). • The number of main towns is five, 32 villages and the average distances range between 2-5km. • The number of distant small villages(hijar) 55 scattered in the governorate about one village per 10,000 square km. • The average population of the distant villages is 500 people per village and the average distant between them is 250km . • Al-Ahsa'a is about 40 km from the Arabian Gulf, 150 km south of Dammam and 320 km east of the capital city of Riyadh. • According to the administrative distribution of KSA districts, Al-Ahsa'a borders extended from Abqaiq Governorate in the north, The Arabian Gulf, Salwa Bay, the Empty Quarter from the south and Al-Dahna'a Desert from the west. Al-Ahsa'a is characterized to be the only outlet access that connects KSA with other Gulf States. • Al-Ahsa'a is also characterized by the continental climate with excessive high and low temperatures like the prevailing climate in most parts of the country.