Hejaz
al-Hejaz (also Hijaz, Hedjaz; al-Ḥiǧāz, literally "the barrier) is a region in the west of present-day
Saudi Arabia. Defined mostly by the
Red Sea, it extends from
Haql on the
Gulf of Aqaba to
Jizan. Its main city is
Jeddah, but it is probably better-known for the
Islamic holy cities of
Mecca and
Medina. As a region, The Hijaz, as it is often referred to, because of being the site of Islam's holy places, has significance in the
Arab and Islamic historical and political landscape. In Arabic, Hejaz means literally "the barrier" as it separates the land of
Najd in the east from the land of
Tihamah in the west.
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