Hejaz
Americannoun
noun
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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 • May 31, 2023
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 • Jan. 12, 2023
The United States recognises the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd, renamed Saudi Arabia the following year.
From Reuters • Jul. 12, 2022
That diversity itself is evidence of the remarkable vitality of this ancient Arab school in north Hejaz.
From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2010
Nothing is more pleasant than the swift amble of a good donkey from the Hejaz.
From The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II by Barrington, Mrs. Russell
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