Al Qadimah

Al Qadimah (Arabic: القضيمة) is a village in Makkah Province, on the western coast of Saudi Arabia.[1]

Al Qadimah
Village
Al Qadimah
Location in Saudi Arabia
Coordinates: 22°21′N 39°09′E
Country Saudi Arabia
ProvinceMakkah Province
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EAT)

It is 94 kilometers north of Jeddah. Along with Thual, it hosts the new economic city project, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).

Al Qadimah's coast faces several islands which belong to King Fahd's private properties.


See also

References

  1. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. GeoNames database entry. (search) Accessed 13 May 2011.
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