{{Infobox settlement | official_name = Al-Awjam | native_name = الأوجام | image_skyline = DammamFromTheISS.jpg | image_caption = | image_flag = | flag_link = | flag_size = | image_shield = | shield_link = | shield_size = | pushpin_map = Saudi Arabia | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Saudi Arabia}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Eastern Province | subdivision_type2 = Governorate | subdivision_name2 = Qatif Governorate | subdivision_type3 = Administrative authority | subdivision_name3 = Safwa City | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | established_title = | established_date = | established_title2 = | established_date2 = | established_title3 = | established_date3 = | unit_pref = Metric | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = | area_metro_km2 = | area_urban_km2 = | elevation_m = | area_footnotes = | population_note = | population_as_of = 2022 | population_total = 16,147 | population_density_km2 = | population_urban = | population_metro = | population_footnotes = | timezone = SAST | utc_offset = +03:00 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code = | website = | coordinates = {{coord|26|33|30|N|49|57|1|E|region:SA-04|display=inline,title}} }}

'''Al-Awjam''' (Arabic:الأوجام) (locally known as '''Lājām''' {{IPA|ar|laː.dʒaːm|}}) is a town in the Qatif Governorate, located in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.

==Overview== Al-Awjam and, like most cities in the region, is home to a large Shia Muslim population. This contrasts with the majority of Saudis, who are Sunni. As a result, sectarian tensions exist, especially during the Shia holy day of Ashura:<ref name=Lacey>{{cite book|last=Lacey|first=Robert|title=Inside the Kingdom|year=2009|publisher=Penguin Group|location=New York|isbn=978-0-14-311827-5|pages=404}}</ref> however, the conflict has reportedly eased since 2005.<ref name=HRW>{{cite web|title=Denied Dignity|url=https://www.hrw.org/node/85347/|work=HRW - Publications|publisher=Human Rights Watch|accessdate=25 April 2012}}</ref> == See also == * List of governorates of Saudi Arabia * List of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia

==References== {{Reflist}} {{Portal|Saudi Arabia}}

Category:Populated places in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia