Hejaz[a] is a region of the Arabian Peninsula that includes the majority of the western region of Saudi Arabia, covering the cities of Mecca, Medina, Jeddah, Tabuk, Yanbu, Taif and Al-Bahah. It is thus known as the "Western Province", [1] and it is bordered in the west by the Red Sea, in the north by Jordan, in the east by the Najd, and in the south by Yemen. [2] Its largest city is …

...Great Britain, France and Russia agreed to recognize the Sherif as lawful independent ruler of the Hedjaz and to use the title of "King of the Hedjaz" when addressing him, and a note to this effect was handed to him on 10 December 1916.

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 Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd (Arabic: مملكة الحجاز ونجد, Mamlakat al-Ḥijāz wa-Najd), initially the Kingdom of Hejaz and Sultanate of Nejd (Arabic: مملكة الحجاز وسلطنة نجد, Mamlakat al-Ḥijāz wa-Salṭanat Najd), was a dual monarchy ruled by Abdulaziz following the victory of the Saudi Sultanate of Nejd over the Hashemite Kingdom of the Hejaz in 1925. It ...

The King of Hedjaz and Arab Independence is a booklet with 14 pages of main text, published during World War I, which concerns contemporary political developments in Arabia and Iraq.

The Hejaz (or Hijaz) covers the central Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia. Home to both commercial hub Jeddah and the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina, this is where the famous railway from Damascus led in its brief heyday, and while politically somewhat eclipsed by Riyadh, Jeddah in particular remains the most cosmopolitan city in the country.

Hejaz is the Western Province of Saudi Arabia, stretching along the Red Sea (Sea of Hejaz). It extends from Taif in the south to Jordan in the north. Hejaz has spiritual, cultural, economic and tourist importance, especially in connection with Islam. Hejaz was an independent kingdom from 1916 to 1926 when Saudi Arabia conquered it. There are four important cities in this region: …

Jul 24, 2018 · The Hijaz (Hejaz, Hedjaz), the holy land of Islam, is a geographical region that comprises most of the western part of modern-day Saudi Arabia and is centered on the two holiest Muslim cities—Mecca (also Makka, Makkah) and Madina (Medina, al-Madinah).

Hejaz The Hejaz covers the central Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia. Home to both commercial hub Jeddah and the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina, this is where the famous railway from Damascus led in its brief heyday, and while politically somewhat eclipsed by Riyadh, Jeddah in particular remains the most cosmopolitan city in the country.

May 18, 2018 · Hejaz or Hedjaz (both: hējăz´, hĕjäz´), region, c.150,000 sq mi (388,500 sq km), NW Saudi Arabia [1], on the Gulf of Aqaba [2] and the Red Sea [3]. Mecca [4] is the chief city.