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Al Ḩijāz ()

Al Ḩijāz, province, western Saudi Arabia, bordering the Red Sea. It is largely an arid highland region, with some oasis agriculture. Mecca and...

After 1865 the dynasty fell into civil war and the kingdom was divided among various clans and the Ottomans. Defeated, the Saudi family fled into...

Medina (in Arabic, Al Madīnah), city in western Saudi Arabia, in Al Ḩijāz (Hejaz) Province. The remains of the Prophet Muhammad, who fled (622) to...

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	Advertisement Windows Live® Search Results Saudi Arabia - MSN Encarta The highest point in Saudi Arabia, Jabal Sawdā’ (3,207 m/10,522 ft), is located in this region, near the border with Yemen. ‘Asīr receives more rainfall than Al Ḩijāz ... Saudi Arabia - MSN Encarta The next major Arabian power to develop was the Minaean kingdom, which was well established by 1000 bc in ‘Asīr and southern Al Ḩijāz along the Red Sea coast. Mecca - MSN Encarta Mecca Arabic, Makkah; ancient Macoraba, city in western Saudi Arabia, capital of Al Ḩijāz Hejaz Province, near Jiddah. Situated in a narrow... See all search results in Windows Live® Search Results

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