Hijaz
Americannoun
noun
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According to the Sheriff’s Department, a man later identified as Mohd Hijaz, 32, was found sitting in a bush screaming unintelligible words as deputies arrived on scene.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2024
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 • Apr. 29, 2022
The story takes place in what was then the Hijaz province and the film was shot in Jordan's Wadi Rum valley.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2016
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, its self-proclaimed caliph, has singled it out for abuse and designated the Nejd and Hijaz regions as Islamic wilayat or provinces.
From The Guardian • Jan. 21, 2016
Seeing these prodigies, Bahira guessed that among these wayfarers coming from the Hijaz, would be found the man he had been awaiting so long: the Prophet announced by the Sacred Books.
From The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah by Dinet, Etienne
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