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Hejaz

Also known as Hijaz

Hejaz is a historical 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", and it is bordered in the west by the Red Sea, in the north by Jordan and the Gulf of Suez, in the east by the Najd, and in the south by Yemen. Its largest city is Jeddah, which is the second-largest city in Saudi Arabia, with Mecca and Medina, respectively, being the third- and fourth-largest cities in the country.

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Hejaz is a historical region in western Saudi Arabia along the Red Sea that includes major cities like Jeddah, Mecca, and Medina. It matters because it encompasses Islam's two holiest cities and serves as a significant cultural and religious center on the Arabian Peninsula.

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Settlement.name: Hejaz
Settlement.other_name: Hijaz
Settlement.image_skyline: HAC 2010 KABE VE GÖKDELEN - panoramio.jpg
Settlement.caption: Islam's holiest site, that is al-Masjid al-Haram, which surrounds the Kaaba (middle), in Mecca. Mecca is the city of Muhammad's birth and ancestry, and an annual point of pilgrimage for billions of Muslims.
Settlement.image_map: Map_of_the_Hijaz_Region.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Map of Hejaz and its Tihamah in the Arabian Peninsula
Settlement.population_est: 10,500,000
Settlement.pop_est_as_of: 2011
Settlement.parts_type: Provinces
Settlement.parts: Al-Bahah, Mecca, Medina, Tabuk
Settlement.settlement_type: Historical region of Arabia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country

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Contents

Etymology
History
Prehistoric and ancient times
Era of Abraham and Ishmael
Era of Shuaib
Era of Saleh
Era of Muhammad
Subsequent history
Brief independence
In modern Saudi Arabia
Culture
Religion
Cuisine
Geography
Cities
Tourism
Demographics
Culture
Notable people
Al-Abwa'
Mecca
Pre–6th century CE
Since
Medina
Pre–6th century CE
Since
Ta'if
6th–7th centuries CE
Since
See also
Explanatory notes
References
Further reading
External links

As the location of the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, respectively the first and second holiest sites in Islam, the Hejaz is significant in the Arabo-Islamic historical and political landscape. This region is the most populated in Saudi Arabia, and Arabic is the predominant language, as in the rest of Saudi Arabia, with Hejazi Arabic being the most widely spoken dialect here. Some Hejazis are of ethnically diverse origins, although the vast majority are of Arab origin.