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Sport & Activities

Obhir Creek, 50km (30 miles) north of Jeddah, has good facilities for swimming, water-skiing, fishing and sailing, and there are similar beaches on the Gulf coast south of Al Khobar. Elsewhere, hotels have swimming pools. The British and US embassies have men-only health clubs as well as swimming pools, golf clubs and squash and tennis facilities. Most companies employing foreign workers also have some sports facilities. The desert terrain provides great opportunities for off-road motorcycling but this sport is prohibited from time to time. Football is popular and most large towns have modern stadia.


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