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Saudi Arabian Travel Terminologies

Below are some of the commonly used words that a traveler come across in Saudi Arabia mostly with respect to place names. These terminologies will be useful for a better understanding of the situation.

Hajj

Annual pilgrimage to Makkah. Hajj is performed in the twelfth month of the Islamic Calendar and is an obligation once in a lifetime for those who are physically and financially able to perform it.

Hayy

Quarter, District

Hijaz (Hejaz)

Northwestern Saudi Arabia, on the Gulf of Aqaba and Red Sea. Makkah and Madinah lies in this region. In 1916, Hijaz was proclaimed independent by Husayn ibn Ali, the sherif of Makkah, who with the aid of T. E. Lawrence destroyed Turkish authority.

Hijrah

Emigration of the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) from Makkah to Madinah. Islamic Calendar (or Hijri Calendar) begins from this date.