Hejaz

[ hee-jaz; Arabic he-zhahz ]

noun

1. Hijaz.

Hejaz

/ hiːˈdʒæz /

noun

1. a region of W Saudi Arabia, along the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba: formerly an independent kingdom; united with Nejd in 1932 to form Saudi Arabia. Area: about 348 600 sq km (134 600 sq miles)

Example Sentences

The United States recognises the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd, renamed Saudi Arabia the following year.

From Reuters

They dwelled in the Hejaz region of what is now Saudi Arabia for centuries before King Abdul-Aziz Al Saud’s forces drove them out in 1925.

From Washington Times

Its location between Aqaba and a main pilgrimage route along the old Hejaz railway to Mecca had made it an important transport hub - and a cross-current of crime, smuggling and Bedouin disaffection.

From Reuters

The United States recognises the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd, renamed Saudi Arabia the following year.

From Reuters

The United States recognises the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd, renamed Saudi Arabia the following year.

From Reuters