Al-Sharqiyyah is one of the four main geographic regions of the country and comprises the principal petroleum-producing areas of Saudi Arabia. The wealth produced from extensive oil deposits, discovered in the 1930s, transformed Al-Sharqiyyah into one of the kingdom’s most progressive regions., The Eastern Province (romanized: al-Mintaqah ash-Sharqīyah) is the largest province in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in terms of space. It contains twelve governorates and is named the Eastern Province given its location within Saudi Arabia., Map of Ash Sharqiyah Region (Mintaqah), Saudi Arabia showing the administrative divisions, region boundary, major cities, major roads and Ash Sharqiyah capital., Ash-Sharqiyah (Region, Saudi Arabia) with population statistics, charts, map and location., High resolution map of Ash Sharqiyah, Saudi Arabia, Discover Ash Sharqiyah Geography, Economy, Culture & Lifestyle., Al Sharqiyah, Ash Sharqiyah (Arabic: الشرقية, from Arabic شرقية) or its variants, meaning 'eastern' or loosely 'oriental', may refer to:.