Hedjaz

/ hiːˈdʒæz /

noun

1. a variant spelling of Hejaz

Example Sentences

Hedjaz Kingdom, 66 Himalayans, 55, 238 Hindustan, Islam’s relations with, 73; England’s relations with, 79; Mauritius a part of, 280 Hokkaido, 44, 47 ff.

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Most Western observers seem to think that Pan-Islamism centres in the “Caliphate,” and European writers to-day hopefully discuss whether the Caliphate’s retention by the discredited Turkish Sultans, its transferrence to the rulers of the new Arab Hedjaz Kingdom, or its total suppression, will best clip Islam’s wings.

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All Mohammedans, however, do not recognize the Sultan of Turkey as their leader, and the King of Hedjaz revolted against Turkey in June, 1916.

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Hedjaz includes all the Arab tribes between the Tigris on the east and Syria on the west.

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With the assistance of the King of Hedjaz, the English have been able, by advancing across the Sinai Desert, to capture Jerusalem.

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