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| Sys. no. | 000634598 |
|---|---|
| Geo. Name | Hejaz (Saudi Arabia) |
| חיג’אז (ערב הסעודית) | |
| الحجاز (المملكة العربية السعودية) | |
| S.F. Geo. Name | al-Ḥijāz (Saudi Arabia) |
| Hedjaz (Saudi Arabia) | |
| Ḥiḏjāz (Saudi Arabia) | |
| Ḥijāz (Saudi Arabia) | |
| Source Data Found | Web. geog. (Hejaz also Hedjaz or Arab. Al-Hijaz, W. region of Saudi Arabia; history: seat of Mecca and Medina, original centers of Islam; as province of Arabia, fell under Egyptian domination 1258; became Ottoman dependency after conquest of Egypt 1517; restored to order 1811-20 after Wahhabi revolt; revolted and proclaimed independence; Ibn Saud proclaimed king 1926; united with Nejd 1926 as dual kingdom which became Saudi Arabia 1932) |
| Britannica Micro.: v. 5, p. 809 (Hejaz, also spelled Hedjaz, Arabic Al-Ḥijāz, region of western Saudi Arabia, along the mountainous Red Sea coast of the Arabian peninsula from Jordan on the north to Asir region on the south.) | |
| GEOnet, Nov. 23, 1999 (Al Ḥijāz [Arabic]; Hejaz [conventional]; variant: Hijaz, rgn, 24⁰30ʹ00ʺN 38⁰30ʹ00ʺE) | |
| Alternate form | -- Saudi Arabia -- Hejaz |
| Alma MMS ID | 987007291598505171 |