Thuwal
Sign in to saveThuwal () is a coastal village in Jeddah Governorate, Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia, situated along the coast of Red Sea in the Hejaz region. Thuwal is 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of King Abdullah Economic City and 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Jeddah.
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Place details
- Locality
- ثول
- Region
- منطقة مكة المكرمة
- Country
- السعودية
- Population
- 26,957
- Timezone
- Asia/Riyadh
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Thuwal
- Settlement.native_name
- ثُوَل
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ar
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Thuwal coast guard port.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Thuwal coast guard port
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Saudi Arabia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Makkah Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Jeddah
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 1
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.area_code
- +966-13-8
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- ثول
- Population
- 10193
- Elevation
- 1
- Image
- Thuwal shops at evening.jpg
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- Thuwal
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- ثول
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Thuwal () is a coastal village in Jeddah Governorate, Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia, situated along the coast of Red Sea in the Hejaz region. Thuwal is 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of King Abdullah Economic City and 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Jeddah.
==Overview== Thuwal had long been a fishing center until the Royal Saudi Navy reconstructed the village.
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