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| | Encyclopedia: Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) |
 | | Eastern Province (Arabic: المنطقة الشرقية al-Mantaqa ash-Sharqiyah) is the largest province of Saudi Arabia, located in the east of the country on the coasts of the Persian Gulf, and has borders with Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Yemen. |
 | | The Eastern Province was conquered by the Saudis in 1914 on the Ottoman Empire. |
 | | The Eastern Province is largely Shi'ite, which makes it a very dangerous place for the ruling Sunni family to visit. |
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