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1 day ago · The Sharif of Mecca ( Arabic: شريف مكة, romanized : Sharīf Makkah) or Hejaz (Arabic: شريف الحجاز, romanized: Sharīf al-Ḥijāz) was the title of the leader of the Sharifate of Mecca, traditional steward of the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina and the surrounding Hejaz. The term sharif is Arabic for "noble", "highborn ...
4 days ago · The Lihyanite kingdom went through three different stages, the early phase of Lihyan Kingdom was around the 7th century BC, started as a Sheikdom of Dedan then developed into the Kingdom of Lihyan tribe.
2 days ago · The Mamluk Sultanate (Arabic: سلطنة المماليك, romanized: Salṭanat al-Mamālīk), also known as Mamluk Egypt or the Mamluk Empire, was a state that ruled Egypt, the Levant and the Hejaz from the mid-13th to early 16th centuries.
May 30, 2024 · The area was originally called the “Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd” when it was formed in 1926, combining the Hejaz region along the western coast of the Arabian Peninsula, including the cities of Mecca and Medina, with the Nejd region in the central part of the peninsula.
May 18, 2024 · Srivijaya empire, maritime and commercial kingdom that flourished between the 7th and the 13th centuries, largely in what is now Indonesia. The kingdom originated in Palembang on the island of Sumatra and soon extended its influence and controlled the Strait of Malacca .
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May 17, 2024 · Arabia, geographically known as the Arabian Peninsula, is a landmass located in Western Asia. It includes several countries such as Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Yemen, along with southern Iraq and Jordan. The largest and most prominent country in the region is Saudi Arabia.
May 17, 2024 · Definitions of Hijaz. noun. a coastal region of the western Arabian Peninsula bordering on the Red Sea; includes both Mecca and Medina; formerly an independent kingdom until it united with Nejd to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. synonyms: Hedjaz, Hejaz.
