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The Hejaz (/ h iː ˈ dʒ æ z, h ɪ ˈ-/, also US: / h ɛ ˈ-/; Arabic: ٱلْحِجَاز , romanized: al-Ḥijāz, lit. 'the Barrier', Hejazi Arabic pronunciation: [alħɪˈdʒaːz] ) is a region that includes the majority of the west coast of Saudi Arabia , covering the cities of Mecca , Medina , Jeddah , Tabuk , Yanbu , Taif and ...
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The Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd (Arabic: مملكة الحجاز ونجد,...
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Hejaz or Hijaz (Arabic: الحجاز al-Ḥiǧāz, literally "the...
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The Hashemite Kingdom of Hejaz (Arabic: المملكة الحجازية...
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Hussein bin Ali, King of Hejaz. Hussein bin Ali al-Hashimi (...
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The Hejaz ( / hiːˈdʒæz, hɪˈ -/, also US: / hɛˈ -/; Arabic: ٱلْحِجَاز, romanized: al-Ḥijāz, lit. 'the Barrier', Hejazi Arabic pronunciation: [ alħɪˈdʒaːz]) is a region that includes the majority of the west coast of Saudi Arabia, covering the cities of Mecca, Medina, Jeddah, Tabuk, Yanbu, Taif and Baljurashi.
Hejaz, region of western Saudi Arabia, along the mountainous Red Sea coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It came under the control of the Saud dynasty (of the Najd region) after the Wahhabi invasion in 1924 ousted Hussein ibn Ali, the sharif of Mecca, and his son. It is home to the two holy cities of Mecca and Medina.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Hejaz is the western region of Saudi Arabia, stretching along the Red Sea (Sea of Hejaz). It extends from Taif in the south to Jordan in the north. There are four important cities in this region: Jeddah is the largest city, in the middle of the Red Sea coast.
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