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He⋅jaz

[hee-jaz; Arab. he-zhahz]
–noun
Hijaz.
Also, Hedjaz.

Hi⋅jaz

[hee-jaz; Arab. hee-zhahz]
–noun
a region in Saudi Arabia bordering on the Red Sea, formerly an independent kingdom: contains the Islamic holy cities of Medina and Mecca. ab. 150,000 sq. mi. (388,500 sq. km). Capital: Mecca.
Also, Hedjaz, Hejaz.
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He·jaz also Hed·jaz   (hē-jāz')   
A region of northwest Saudi Arabia on the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea. It includes the holy cities of Mecca and Medina.
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