Associations to the word «Hejaz»

Wiktionary

HEJAZ, proper noun. The mountainous area of northwest Saudi Arabia which gave rise to early Islam and which contains the sites of many holy places.

Dictionary definition

HEJAZ, noun. A coastal region of the western Arabian Peninsula bordering on the Red Sea; includes both Mecca and Medina; formerly an independent kingdom until it united with Nejd to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche