Hejaz (sau)

Hejaz

Hejaz ranks 1,382nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Muscat, Pistoia, and Chichester. Memorable people born in Hejaz include Uthman, Abu Dhar al-Ghifari, and Asmā' bint Abi Bakr. Memorable people who died in Hejaz include Musa ibn Nusayr. Hejaz has been the birth place of many religious figures, and politicians and the death place of many politicians. Hejaz is located in Saudi Arabia.

The Hejaz is a region that includes the majority of the west coast of Saudi Arabia, covering the cities of Mecca, Medina, Jeddah, Tabuk, Yanbu, Taif and Baljurashi. It is thus known as the "Western Province", and it is bordered in the west by the Red Sea, in the north by Jordan, in the east by the Najd, and in the south by the Region of 'Asir. Its largest city is Jeddah, which is the second-largest city in Saudi Arabia, with Mecca and Medina, respectively, being the fourth- and fifth-largest cities in the country. Read more on Wikipedia