Hejaz

[ hee-jaz; Arabic he-zhahz ]

noun

1. Hijaz.

Hejaz

/ hiːˈdʒæz /

noun

1. a region of W Saudi Arabia, along the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba: formerly an independent kingdom; united with Nejd in 1932 to form Saudi Arabia. Area: about 348 600 sq km (134 600 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Once they begin, they could snowball and reach the major cities of the Hejaz, including Jeddah, Mecca, Taif, and Medina.

From The Daily Beast

In like manner that arm of the sea on which Aylah is situated extends between al Tur and Hejaz.

From Project Gutenberg

But, friend, Persian influence has long since ceased in El Hejaz.

From Project Gutenberg

From this period forward, the history of the Hejaz revolt merges in that of the Palestine campaign.

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By this time, all the outlying garrisons had been disposed of, and the Hejaz generally cleared of Turks.

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Through it, from north to south, runs the Hejaz railway, on its way from Damascus to Medina.

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