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Hejaz

American  
[hee-jaz, he-zhahz] / hiˈdʒæz, hɛˈʒɑz /
Also Hedjaz

noun

  1. Hijaz.


Hejaz British  
/ 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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

So began a recent trip from Amman, Jordan’s capital, on the last functioning strip of the original Hejaz Railway, the most iconic train in the Middle East.

From New York Times ● Jun. 11, 2022

On his way back to Hejaz this man visited the family of Abdallah b.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various

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