Hejaz

[hee-jaz; Arabic he-zhahz]

noun

Hijaz.

Also Hedjaz.

Hijaz

or He·djaz, He·jaz

[hee-jaz; Arabic hee-zhahz]

noun

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). Capital: Mecca.

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Examples from the Web for hejaz

Contemporary Examples of hejaz

Once they begin, they could snowball and reach the major cities of the Hejaz, including Jeddah, Mecca, Taif, and Medina.
Revolution in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia?
Bruce Riedel
January 20, 2013

Historical Examples of hejaz

Further interference with the Hejaz, unless invited, would be unjustifiable.
Pan-Islam
George Wyman Bury
South of the Hejaz lies that rather vague area known as Asir.
Pan-Islam
George Wyman Bury
Have not all the rulers of Egypt sought the conquest of Syria and the Hejaz?
Bonaparte in Egypt and the Egyptians of To-day
Haji A. Browne
Meanwhile, the caliph committed to him the government of the Hejaz.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1
Various
But a division sent by Merwan to the Hejaz was cut to pieces.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1
Various

British Dictionary definitions for hejaz

Hejaz

Hedjaz or Hijaz

noun

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)

Hijaz

noun

a variant spelling of Hejaz

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