Hejaz

E43807
historical region region of Saudi Arabia

Hejaz is a historic western region of Saudi Arabia along the Red Sea coast, known as the birthplace of Islam and home to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina.

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All labels observed (18)

Label Occurrences
Hejaz canonical 324
Hijaz 12
Hejaz region 10

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region ⓘ
region of Saudi Arabia ⓘ
becamePartOf Saudi Arabia ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
borders Asir region ⓘ
surface form: Asir Region

Najd ⓘ
Tihamah ⓘ
bordersBodyOfWater Red Sea ⓘ
capitalHistorically Mecca ⓘ
connectedTo Damascus ⓘ
Medina ⓘ
contains Al Lith ⓘ
Al Qunfudhah ⓘ
Al Wajh ⓘ
Jeddah ⓘ
Mecca ⓘ
Medina ⓘ
Yanbu ⓘ
surface form: Rabigh

Tabuk Region ⓘ
surface form: Tabuk

Taif ⓘ
Umluj ⓘ
Yanbu ⓘ
containsHolyCity Mecca ⓘ
Medina ⓘ
containsIslamicSite Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ
Jannat al-Baqi cemetery ⓘ
surface form: Jannat al-Baqi

Kaaba ⓘ
Masjid al-Haram ⓘ
Mount Arafat ⓘ
country Saudi Arabia ⓘ
hasClimate arid ⓘ
hasMountainRange Hijaz Mountains ⓘ
surface form: Hejaz Mountains
hasTopography coastal plain ⓘ
mountainous interior ⓘ
historicalRoute Hejaz Railway ⓘ
historicalState Kingdom of Hejaz ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
locatedIn western Saudi Arabia ⓘ
locatedOn Red Sea coast ⓘ
majorPortCity Jeddah ⓘ
partOf Arabian Peninsula ⓘ
pilgrimageDestination Hajj ⓘ
Umrah ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
religiousSignificance birthplace of Islam ⓘ
underOttomanRuleFrom 16th century ⓘ
underOttomanRuleUntil early 20th century ⓘ
wasAnnexedBy Ibn Saud ⓘ
Sultanate of Nejd ⓘ
yearBecamePartOfSaudiArabia 1932 ⓘ

Referenced by (363)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arabian Peninsula → contains → Hejaz ⓘ
Mecca → locatedIn → Hejaz ⓘ
Umayyad Caliphate → coreTerritory → Hejaz ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hijaz
Jeddah → partOf → Hejaz ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hejaz region
Hijazi Arabic → spokenIn → Hejaz ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hijaz region
Allied Powers of World War I → countryMember → Hejaz ⓘ
Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye → party → Hejaz ⓘ
Hashemite dynasty → countryOfRule → Hejaz ⓘ
Hashemite dynasty → originRegion → Hejaz ⓘ
House of Hashim → countryOfOrigin → Hejaz ⓘ
Treaty of Sèvres → signatory → Hejaz ⓘ
Selim I → conquered → Hejaz ⓘ
Fatimid Caliphate → region → Hejaz ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hijaz
Mamluk rulers of Egypt → countryRuled → Hejaz ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hijaz
Caliph Abu Bakr → birthRegion → Hejaz ⓘ
subject surface form: Abu Bakr
Battle of Uhud → theater → Hejaz ⓘ
Caliph Uthman ibn Affan → birthRegion → Hejaz ⓘ
subject surface form: Uthman ibn Affan
Caliph Uthman ibn Affan → deathRegion → Hejaz ⓘ
subject surface form: Uthman ibn Affan
Aminah bint Wahb → country → Hejaz ⓘ
Battle of the Trench → locatedIn → Hejaz ⓘ
Medina → locatedIn → Hejaz ⓘ
Cave of Hira → locatedInRegion → Hejaz ⓘ
Aisha bint Abi Bakr → birthPlace → Hejaz ⓘ
Aisha bint Abi Bakr → deathPlace → Hejaz ⓘ
Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib → countryOfCitizenship → Hejaz ⓘ
Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib → culture → Hejaz ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hejazi Arab
Hafsa bint Umar → birthRegion → Hejaz ⓘ
Hafsa bint Umar → deathRegion → Hejaz ⓘ
Qasim ibn Muhammad → region → Hejaz ⓘ
Abd al-Muttalib → country → Hejaz ⓘ
Zaynab bint Jahsh → regionOfActivity → Hejaz ⓘ
Safiyya bint Huyayy → region → Hejaz ⓘ
Zamzam Well → locatedIn → Hejaz ⓘ
Maymunah bint al-Harith → region → Hejaz ⓘ
Muhammad bin Qasim → placeOfBirth → Hejaz ⓘ
Zaynab bint Muhammad → region → Hejaz ⓘ
Quraysh → region → Hejaz ⓘ
Hijra → hasPrimaryLocation → Hejaz ⓘ
Battle of Badr → place → Hejaz ⓘ
Ruqayyah bint Muhammad → birthRegion → Hejaz ⓘ
Ruqayyah bint Muhammad → deathRegion → Hejaz ⓘ
Fatimah bint Muhammad → birthPlace → Hejaz ⓘ
Fatimah bint Muhammad → deathPlace → Hejaz ⓘ
Al Madinah Province → hasDesertRegion → Hejaz ⓘ
Al Madinah Province → historicalRegion → Hejaz ⓘ
Umar ibn al-Khattab → region → Hejaz ⓘ
House of Saud → unifiedTerritory → Hejaz ⓘ
Jannat al-Baqi cemetery → locatedIn → Hejaz ⓘ
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques → associatedWithPlace → Hejaz ⓘ
Haramain high-speed railway → regionServed → Hejaz ⓘ