Hejaz
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The mufti conspired with Iraqi soldiers to overthrow the pro-British Prince Regent Abd al-Ilah of Hejaz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
They dwelled in the Hejaz region of what is now Saudi Arabia for centuries before King Abdul-Aziz Al Saud’s forces drove them out in 1925.
From Washington Times ● May 31, 2023
The United States recognises the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd, renamed Saudi Arabia the following year.
From Reuters ● Jul. 12, 2022
That diversity itself is evidence of the remarkable vitality of this ancient Arab school in north Hejaz.
From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2010
When I first joined the patrol we were not allowed to bombard or land at any point between the mouth of the Gulf of Akaba and the Hejaz southern border.
From Pan-Islam by G. Wyman (George Wyman) Bury
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