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Hejaz in Arabic

اَلْحِجَاز al-ḥijāz

/hɪˈdʒɑːz/

Hejaz in Arabic: اَلْحِجَاز (al-ḥijāz). In English, Hejaz means a mountainous geographic area in northwest Saudi Arabia which gave rise to early Islam and which contains the sites of many holy places.

Arabic words for Hejaz

area
اَلْحِجَاز al-ḥijāz

English meaning of Hejaz

  1. proper noun A mountainous geographic area in northwest Saudi Arabia which gave rise to early Islam and which contains the sites of many holy places.
  2. proper noun A former kingdom in modern Saudi Arabia, existing between 1924 and 1932, when it merged with Najd to form the present state of Saudi Arabia.
  3. proper noun A maqam equivalent to Phrygian dominant.

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Questions about Hejaz in Arabic

What is the meaning of Hejaz in Arabic?
Hejaz in Arabic is اَلْحِجَاز (al-ḥijāz).
ما معنى كلمة Hejaz؟
Hejaz: اَلْحِجَاز (al-ḥijāz).
What does Hejaz mean in English?
Hejaz means a mountainous geographic area in northwest Saudi Arabia which gave rise to early Islam and which contains the sites of many holy places.

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