Hijaz

American  

[hee-jaz, hee-zhahz] / hiˈdʒæz, hiˈʒɑz /

Or Hedjaz,

noun

1. a region in Saudi Arabia bordering on the Red Sea, formerly an independent kingdom: contains the Islamic holy cities of Medina and Mecca. About 150,000 sq. mi. (388,500 sq. km). Mecca.

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Hijaz British  

/ hiːˈdʒæz /

noun

1. a variant spelling of Hejaz

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Example Sentences

Two female deputies arrived to find Mohd F. Hijaz, 32, seated on a curb near a bush, unarmed, according to the family’s complaint.

From Los Angeles Times

Nor would they say how many deputies arrived on scene or whether the use of force to restrain Hijaz is being scrutinized.

From Los Angeles Times

Kheibar refers to an ancient Jewish oasis in the Arabian Peninsula's Hijaz region that was overrun by Muslim warriors in the 7th century.

From Reuters

"The reciters in the Levant recite according to the melodies they know, as do the ones in Egypt, the Hijaz, North Africa and elsewhere."

From BBC

He was born just four years after his father founded the country by unifying tribes and establishing control over the western Hijaz region, where Mecca is located.

From Seattle Times