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Saudi Arabia. Region. Hejaz, Arabian Peninsula. The Hijaz Mountains [1] ( Arabic: جِبَال ٱلْحِجَاز, romanized : Jibāl al-Ḥijāz ( Hejazi Arabic pronunciation: [dʒɪˈbaːl alħɪˈdʒaːz]) or "Hejaz Range" is a mountain range located in the Hejazi region of western Saudi Arabia. The range runs north and south along the ...
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.
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The Sarawat Mountains (Arabic: جِبَالُ ٱلسَّرَوَاتِ, romanized: Jibāl as-Sarawāt), also known as the Sarat in singular case, is a part of the Hijaz Mountains in the western part of the Arabian Peninsula.
- 3,666 m (12,028 ft)
- Jabal An-Nabi Shu'ayb, Yemen
- Jibāl As-Sarawāt (جِبَالُ ٱلسَّرَوَاتِ)
May 18, 2018 · Hejaz. views 3,804,022 updated May 18 2018. HEJAZ (Ar. Ḥijāz), a region N.W. of present-day * Saudi Arabia, from the Gulf of 'Aqabah in the north to 'Asir in the south along the Red Sea.
The stretch from the Gulf of Aqaba to the middle of the Peninsula’s coastline, a few kilometres south of Makkah, is called the Hijaz Mountains (Al-Ḥijāz, meaning “the barrier”), the more elevated basaltic stretch southwards to the southern tip of Yemen is known as As-Sarawat (the chain in Arabic).
Humanities. Encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps. Hijaz. views 3,928,915 updated. HIJAZ. An arid, mountainous region in western Saudi Arabia, and site of Mecca and Medina. The Hijaz region is the cradle of Islam and home to the faith's two Holy Cities.
