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Hijaz

American  
[hee-jaz, hee-zhahz] / hiˈdʒæz, hiˈʒɑz /
Or Hedjaz,

noun

  1. 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). Mecca.


Hijaz British  
/ hiːˈdʒæz /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of Hejaz

"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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Nor would they say how many deputies arrived on scene or whether the use of force to restrain Hijaz is being scrutinized.

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

Pistols have been lately introduced into the Hijaz, and are not common amongst the Badawin.

From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2 by Sir Richard Francis Burton

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