Al Qadeimah (Arabic: القضيمة ) is a town on the coast of Saudi Arabia (Red Sea). It is in Makkah Province , Located in 44 kilometers north of Jeddah. Along with Thual, It hosts the new economic city project , King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). http://www.kaust.edu.sa/
Qadeimah's coast faces several islands which belong to King Fahd's private properties .