Hijaz

Or He·djaz,

[hee-jaz, hee-zhahz]

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

/ hiːˈdʒæz /

noun

1. a variant spelling of Hejaz

Example Sentences

Two female deputies arrived to find Mohd F. Hijaz, 32, seated on a curb near a bush, unarmed, according to the family’s complaint.

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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.

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Kheibar refers to an ancient Jewish oasis in the Arabian Peninsula's Hijaz region that was overrun by Muslim warriors in the 7th century.

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"The reciters in the Levant recite according to the melodies they know, as do the ones in Egypt, the Hijaz, North Africa and elsewhere."

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He was born just four years after his father founded the country by unifying tribes and establishing control over the western Hijaz region, where Mecca is located.

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