What does "hejaz" mean?

A mountainous geographic area in northwest Saudi Arabia which gave rise to early Islam and which contains the sites of many holy places.

What is a synonym for "hejaz"?

Common synonyms include: hijaz, hijazi region.

/hɪˈdʒɑːz/ name

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Proper Noun

1
A mountainous geographic area in northwest Saudi Arabia which gave rise to early Islam and which contains the sites of many holy places.
2
A former kingdom in modern Saudi Arabia, existing between 1924 and 1932, when it merged with Najd to form the present state of Saudi Arabia. historical

Borrowed from Arabic الْحِجَاز (al-ḥijāz).