Hejaz
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Hijaz (also Hijaz, Hedjaz; Arabic: الحجاز al-Ḥiǧāz) is a region in the northwest 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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[edit] History
Evidence has been found the Hejaz (or parts of it) was part of the Roman province of Arabia [1]. Under the control of regional powers such as Egypt or the Ottoman Empire through most of its history, the Hejaz enjoyed a brief period of political independence in the early 20th century. It was one of several regions of the Ottoman Empire provoked into rebellion by T. E. Lawrence ("of Arabia") of the British during World War I. In 1916 its independence was proclaimed by Sherif Hussein ibn Ali, the Sherif of Makkah. In 1924, however, ibn Ali's authority was usurped by Ibn Saud of the neighboring region of Nejd and became known as the Kingdom of Hijaz and Nejd and later the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
[edit] Geography
Geographically, the region is located along the Great Rift Valley. The region is also known for it darker more volcanic sand. Depending on the previous definition, Hejaz includes the high mountains of Sarawat which topographically separate Najd from Tehamah.
[edit] Cities
[edit] Notable Hejazis
- Abdul Hameed m zakir Bokhari
- Mohammed At-Taweel
- Mohammed Soroor Sabban
- Suliman Qabil
- Saleh Shatta
- Mohammed Ali Zainal Riza
- Tahir Dabbagh
- Hamzah Shehatta
- Mohammed Hassan Awwad
- Ameen Madani
- Obaid Madani
- Mohammed Hussian Zaidan
- Aziz Dia'a
- Omar Siraj Qandeel
- Ahmed As-Siba'e
- Fawzai Mahsoon
- Mohammed Ali Sindi
- Thuraya Qabil
- Ahmed Zaki Yamani
- Mohammed Alawi Malki
- Hisham Nazzer
- Saleh Abdullah Kamel
- Sami Angawi
- Talal Maddah
- Mai Yamani
- Amr Dabbagh
- Hayyat Sindi
- Ilham Abu-Aljadayil
- Mohammed Sa'eed Tayyib
- Khalid Al-Ma'enna
- Thoraya Obaid
- Nizar Madani
- Dr.Mohamed AH Zakir Bokhari
- Yeslam bin Ladin
- Waleed Fitihi
- Monna Abu-suliman
- Hanadi Hindi
- Rabab Fetieh
- loay al-ghalib
[edit] See also
- Hejazi Accent
- Hejazi turban
- Kingdom of Hejaz
- Hejaz railway
- Hijaz is also the name of a mode (maqam) in Arabic music.
[edit] References
- ^ Kesting, Piney (May/June 2001). Well of Good Fortune. Saudi Aramco. Retrieved on 2007-03-20.