Definitions
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- noun a coastal region of the western Arabian Peninsula bordering on the Red Sea; includes both Mecca and Medina; formerly an independent kingdom until it united with Nejd to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Examples
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Taif, which the country people call Hijaz, but never Habbash.
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003
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Two months and a half after the events above detailed, Mohammed received the inspired tidings that Al-Madinah of the Hijaz was his predestined asylum.
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003
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Sharif Hussain bin Ali, the ruler of the Western part of the Arabian peninsula, known as the Hijaz, had previously lived in Istanbul for 18 years.
karmalised 2008
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The Muslim Brotherhood and its allies will work to take control of the Hijaz Mecca and Medina; if they realize this dream, the oil will be simply a bonus.
Nathan Gardels: The Arab Spring After Osama: Ayaan Hirsi Ali vs. Tariq Ramadan Nathan Gardels 2011
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The Muslim Brotherhood and its allies will work to take control of the Hijaz Mecca and Medina; if they realize this dream, the oil will be simply a bonus.
Nathan Gardels: The Arab Spring After Osama: Ayaan Hirsi Ali vs. Tariq Ramadan Nathan Gardels 2011
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Ali, Hassan, Hussein watch them over wearing Arabic labels glued on their chests, stamped from Al-Hijaz.
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One of the opposition groups outside of Jordan directly calling for the removal of the "Hashemite Occupation" of Jordan the Hashemites are originally from the Hijaz, Saudi Arabia of today.
Dr. Josef Olmert: Something Is Happening in Jordan Dr. Josef Olmert 2011
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One of the original Hijaz Railway stations in Damascus, Syria
Global Voices in English » Jordan: The Dream Train that was not to be 2009
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One of the opposition groups outside of Jordan directly calling for the removal of the "Hashemite Occupation" of Jordan the Hashemites are originally from the Hijaz, Saudi Arabia of today.
Dr. Josef Olmert: Something Is Happening in Jordan Dr. Josef Olmert 2011
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One of the opposition groups outside of Jordan directly calling for the removal of the "Hashemite Occupation" of Jordan the Hashemites are originally from the Hijaz, Saudi Arabia of today.
Dr. Josef Olmert: Something Is Happening in Jordan Dr. Josef Olmert 2011
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