page_title: Thuwal
section_title: See also
hierarchical_section_title: Thuwal / See also
caption_attribution_description: English: KAUST Night View
context_page_description: Thuwal is a Hejazi village belonging to the governorate of Jeddah in the Makkah Province of Saudi Arabia, 80 kilometres north of Jeddah on the coast of the Red Sea. Thuwal had long been a fishing center until the Royal Saudi Navy re-constructed the village.
  Thuwal hosts the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, which officially opened in September 2009.
  The town is also experiencing an increase in business due to its proximity to the King Abdullah Economic City. Thuwal attracts seafood lovers its fish restaurants.
context_section_description: Dahaban
caption: KAUST's campus at night.
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