Hijaz

American

[hee-jaz, hee-zhahz] / hiˈdʒæz, hiˈʒɑz /

Or Hedjaz,

noun

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

a variant spelling of Hejaz

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The attorney said Hijaz had no history of violence prior to his death.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2025

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

At any rate I had the certainty of seeing the strange wild country of the Hijaz, and of being present at the ceremonies of the Holy City.

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

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