Hejaz

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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.

Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
Hejaz region 3
Hijaz 3
Hijaz region 2
Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia 1
Hejazi Arab 1
desert of Hijaz (Islamic tradition) 1

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 (81)

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

Al Bahah Region → partOf → Hejaz ⓘ
Jeddah → partOf → Hejaz ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hejaz region
Mount Uhud → partOf → Hejaz ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia
Taif → partOf → Hejaz ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hejaz region
this entity surface form: Hejaz region
Yanbu → partOf → Hejaz ⓘ
Battle of Badr → place → Hejaz ⓘ
Prophet Ismail → raisedIn → Hejaz ⓘ
this entity surface form: desert of Hijaz (Islamic tradition)
Fatimid Caliphate → region → Hejaz ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hijaz
Mamluk Sultanate → region → Hejaz ⓘ
Mount Uhud → region → Hejaz ⓘ
Qasim ibn Muhammad → region → Hejaz ⓘ
Quraysh → region → Hejaz ⓘ
Saladin → regionRuled → Hejaz ⓘ
Hijazi Arabic → spokenIn → Hejaz ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hijaz region
Battle of Uhud → theater → Hejaz ⓘ