Al Ḩijāz - MSN Encarta

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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 ...
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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.
Al Hijaz - MSN Encarta
Al-Ḩijāz, también conocida como Hejaz o Heyaz, región natural y, hasta la reforma de 1993, provincia del noroeste de Arabia Saudí bañada por el

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Al Ḩijāz or Hejaz, province, western Saudi Arabia, bordering the Red Sea. It is largely an arid highland region, with some oasis agriculture. Mecca and Medina, the principal holy cities of Islam, are located in Al Ḩijāz. Other population centres include Aţ Ţā’if and the Red Sea port of Jiddah. Al Ḩijāz came under the rule of Egypt in 1258 and passed to the Turkish Ottoman Empire in 1517. Rebelling against Ottoman rule, it was briefly (1916-1924) an independent kingdom. In 1926, it was merged with the neighbouring kingdom of Najd and in 1932 was incorporated with other regions to form the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.