Thuwal (Arabic: ثُوَل) is a coastal village in Jeddah Governorate, Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia, situated along the coast of Red Sea in the Hejaz region.

Thuwal had long been a fishing center until the Royal Saudi Navy reconstructed the village.

[citation needed] Thuwal hosts the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), which officially opened in September 2009.

[1] The town is also experiencing an increase in business due to its proximity to the King Abdullah Economic City.

[2] Thuwal is the home of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) (Arabic:جامعة الملك عبدالله للعلوم والتقنية jāmiʿat al-malik ʿabd al-Lāh li-l-ʿulūm wa-t-teqniyya), a private research university which was founded in 2009.