// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Dhahran?
Dhahran scores 38.2% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #311 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
38.2%
Rank
#311 / 388
Criteria present
24 / 86
Evidence coverage
51.2%
Dhahran's smart city score by area
6 present · 3 partial · 3 absent · 3 not assessed
0 present · 1 partial · 3 absent · 8 not assessed
3 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 7 not assessed
2 present · 5 partial · 2 absent · 2 not assessed
4 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
3 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed
6 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed
Where Dhahran is strong
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation
Where the gaps are
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The Ministry of Municipalities and Housing operates an "Open Data Library" which provides machine-readable datasets such as "Land Grants" in XLS, PDF, and CSV formats.
https://www.momrah.gov.sa/en/open-dataOpen Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
An API endpoint from balady.gov.sa, the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing, explicitly named 'open-data' (apiservices.balady.gov.sa/v1/momrah-services/open-data) returns a JSON response, indicating programmatic access to data.
https://apiservices.balady.gov.sa/v1/momrah-services/open-dataUrban Data Platform & Digital Twin · Integrated urban data platform
Aramco won a global Infrastructure & Building Award for its "smart city platform A’amer" in Dhahran, indicating the presence of a platform designed to manage and integrate urban data.
https://www.aramco.com/en/news-media/news/2023/aramco-wins-global-infrastructure-and-building-award-for-smart-city-platform-aamerAir Quality & Monitoring · Air-quality monitoring network
The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA) is achieving 100% national coverage in monitoring, forecasting, and remote sensing capabilities across Saudi Arabia.
https://www.mewa.gov.sa/About this assessment
Dhahran was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-09-03 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, and every finding links to where it was found. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.