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
Its location between Aqaba and a main pilgrimage route along the old Hejaz railway to Mecca had made it an important transport hub - and a cross-current of crime, smuggling and Bedouin disaffection.
From Reuters • Jan. 12, 2023
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
South of the Hejaz lies that rather vague area known as Asir.
From Pan-Islam by Bury, G. Wyman (George Wyman)
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