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Gulf Road (Saudi Arabia)

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A major coastal road located in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia linking the two cities of Dammam and Qatif via smaller cities such as Saihat and Enak.

The road is 20 kilometers long (12 miles) with plans to extend it 6 kilometers to the north. It is 30 meters wide and famous with its circular intersections counted seven, with one being claimed as the largest circular intersection in the world with a diameter of 150 meters located between Dammam and Saihat. The road is directly connected with Dhahran-Jubail Highway by two roads one of them is Uhod Road in the city center of Qatif and the other is in Saihat.

The road is high traffic most of the time, many shopping malls and tourist attractions are located there. Malls including Marina mall and Darine Mall are founded there.