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⚫ | '''Half Moon Bay''' ({{lang-ar|شاطئ نصف القمر}}), is located near [[Khobar]] city in the [[Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia|Eastern Province]] of [[Saudi Arabia]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Opportunities for investors in Saudi Arabia’s Half Moon Bay | website=Arab News | date=25 February 2023 | url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/2257996/saudi-arabia | access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref> |
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Half Moon Bay has been a place of recreation for many people, including oil workers and their families, for the last 80 years. Known for its great [[grouper]] fishing and sailing, many generations have enjoyed it. With an average depth of around 22 feet (with a few spots dropping to 50 feet) Half Moon Bay has been an excellent classroom for thousands of divers learning the sport of scuba diving. It is a very forgiving bay, with shallow entrances and very few large sharks. However, around 1968 a 30-foot whale wandered in to the enjoyment of many of the locals. |
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==History== |
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[[File:View of Half Moon Bay, 1950s.jpg|thumb|The beach in the 1950s]] |
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In the early 1900s Half Moon Bay was known locally as Doha Dhalum. It was a stop for many of the Arab traders from the [[Arab States of the Persian Gulf|Persian Gulf]] area sailing their traditional dhows. It was a stop to get out of bad weather and load up on fresh water from any number of artesian wells which dot the bottom of the bay. Traders would also pull into the cove on the middle of the western shore which is now a housing development and load up with salt from a local mine. This salt would either be sold in Africa or traded for skins, or taken to India depending on the prevailing winds. This cove used to be called Quincy's Cove after a local oil family that used to frequent the cove in the 1950s. |
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==Private beaches== |
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*[[Saudi Aramco Beach]] |
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Only Saudi Aramco Staff with grade 11+ are allowed to use the Saudi Aramco beach. The beach is distinguished by palm trees, picnic tables, lights and electric sources, barbecue grills, a yacht club and showers with comfortably-cooled water. |
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*[[King Faisal University]] Beach. |
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*[[KFUPM|King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals]] Beach. |
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*King Fahad Military City Beach. |
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==Resorts and amusement parks== |
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* Prince Mohammad Amusement Park |
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* King Fahad Coastal City |
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* Palm Beach Resort |
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* Half Moon Village |
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* Alkhaleej Makarim Village |
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{{Saudi Arabia topics}} |
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[[Category:Beaches of Saudi Arabia]] |
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[[Category:Bays of Saudi Arabia]] |
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Half Moon Bay (Arabic: شاطئ نصف القمر), is located near Khobar city in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.[1]
Half Moon Bay has been a place of recreation for many people, including oil workers and their families, for the last 80 years. Known for its great grouper fishing and sailing, many generations have enjoyed it. With an average depth of around 22 feet (with a few spots dropping to 50 feet) Half Moon Bay has been an excellent classroom for thousands of divers learning the sport of scuba diving. It is a very forgiving bay, with shallow entrances and very few large sharks. However, around 1968 a 30-foot whale wandered in to the enjoyment of many of the locals.
History
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/View_of_Half_Moon_Bay%2C_1950s.jpg/220px-View_of_Half_Moon_Bay%2C_1950s.jpg)
In the early 1900s Half Moon Bay was known locally as Doha Dhalum. It was a stop for many of the Arab traders from the Persian Gulf area sailing their traditional dhows. It was a stop to get out of bad weather and load up on fresh water from any number of artesian wells which dot the bottom of the bay. Traders would also pull into the cove on the middle of the western shore which is now a housing development and load up with salt from a local mine. This salt would either be sold in Africa or traded for skins, or taken to India depending on the prevailing winds. This cove used to be called Quincy's Cove after a local oil family that used to frequent the cove in the 1950s.
Private beaches
[edit]Only Saudi Aramco Staff with grade 11+ are allowed to use the Saudi Aramco beach. The beach is distinguished by palm trees, picnic tables, lights and electric sources, barbecue grills, a yacht club and showers with comfortably-cooled water.
- King Faisal University Beach.
- King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Beach.
- King Fahad Military City Beach.
Resorts and amusement parks
[edit]- Prince Mohammad Amusement Park
- King Fahad Coastal City
- Palm Beach Resort
- Half Moon Village
- Alkhaleej Makarim Village
References
[edit]- ^ "Opportunities for investors in Saudi Arabia's Half Moon Bay". Arab News. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
26°10′N 50°02′E / 26.167°N 50.033°E