Hijaz
Americannoun
noun
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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
In their emigration northward from Yemen they resided a long time in Hijaz at Batn Murr near Mecca.
From A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád' Showing that all the Wars of Mohammad Were Defensive; and that Aggressive War, or Compulsory Conversion, is not Allowed in The Koran - 1885 by Cherágh Ali
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