Al-Hofuf (Arabic: ٱلْهُفُوف al-Hufūf, also spelled Hofuf or Hufuf, also known as "Al-Hasa", "Al-Ahsa" or "Al-Hassa")[2] is the major urban city in the Al-Ahsa Oasis in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, with a population of 729,606 (as of 2022).

It is located inland from the Persian Gulf, southwest of Abqaiq and the Dhahran–Dammam–Al-Khobar metropolitan area on the road south to Haradh.

The faculties of agriculture, veterinary medicine and animal resources for King Faisal University are located in the city (the others being in Dammam).

The Hofuf campus also has facilities where Saudi women can study medicine, dentistry and home economics.

The city is mainly served by King Fahd International Airport which is 160 km away in Dammam.