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Al Qadimah (Arabic: القضيمة) is a village in Makkah Province, on the western coast of Saudi Arabia.[1]
Al Qadimah | |
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Village | |
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  Al Qadimah Location in Saudi Arabia | |
| Coordinates: 22°21′N 39°09′E / 22.350°N 39.150°E | |
| Country |  Saudi Arabia |
| Province | Makkah Province |
| Time zone | UTC+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.
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- ^ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. GeoNames database entry. (search) Accessed 13 May 2011.
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