| 单词 | Hejaz |
| 例句 | That diversity itself is evidence of the remarkable vitality of this ancient Arab school in north Hejaz. Review: 'Routes of Arabia'' Exhibition at Louvre Is Startling 2010-07-23T11:56:00Z Its location between Aqaba and a main pilgrimage route along the old Hejaz railway to Mecca had made it an important transport hub - and a cross-current of crime, smuggling and Bedouin disaffection. Jordan truckers' strike exposes woes of impoverished south 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z The United States recognises the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd, renamed Saudi Arabia the following year. U.S.-Saudi ties through good times and bad 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z So began a recent trip from Amman, Jordan’s capital, on the last functioning strip of the original Hejaz Railway, the most iconic train in the Middle East. Rumbling Through Modern Jordan, a Railway From the Past 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z Nearby is a preserved station of the defunct Hejaz Railway, an Ottoman-era line built by German and Turkish engineers. Saudi Arabia, Trying to Lure Tourists, Hosts Music Festival Near Ancient Tombs 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z The designs were created to reflect the diversity of our national heritage: Saudi green and elements from each of the regions, such as Najd and Hejaz. Princess Reema's Message to Saudi Girls Watching the Olympics 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z The former Hejaz Railway connected the area that is now Israel with the Arab world further east, running through territory now riven by Middle East borders. Israel Builds Railway in Hope of Boosting Commerce With Arab Neighbors 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z Crowds were filmed pouring into polling stations at the Hejaz railway station in the centre of the capital and close to the border with Lebanon to achieve what one TV correspondent called “constitutional stability”. Syria peace talks resume in Geneva as regime-held areas hold election 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z “The Hejaz railway is part of the Arab memory,” Mr. Nasr said. Once Bustling, Syria’s Fractured Railroad Is a Testament to Shattered Ambitions 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z Here it runs along the railway line that was originally part of the Ottoman-built Hejaz line that ran from Syria to Saudi Arabia. Key West Bank barrier decisions due 2014-01-29T01:15:24Z Later to merge with Hejaz to form Saudi Arabia; see also the Borderlines episode on Winston’s Hiccup. | Borderlines: Put It in Neutral 2012-05-01T23:49:01Z Such ties would truly revive the Hejaz Railway, which first opened in 1908. Israel Builds Railway in Hope of Boosting Commerce With Arab Neighbors 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z Hejaz is divided longitudinally by the Tehama range of mountains into two zones, a narrow littoral and a broader upland. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z Ministry employees still report for work every day in the offices tucked inside the Hejaz station, their workaday desks absorbing a bit of grandeur from stained-glass windows. Once Bustling, Syria’s Fractured Railroad Is a Testament to Shattered Ambitions 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z Abdullah al-Harbi, from Hejaz in Saudi Arabia, recites a poem in praise of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, while others praise royal family members in Oman and Saudi Arabia. Gulf poetry show fights Middle East zeitgeist 2012-02-28T12:15:36Z Nothing is more pleasant than the swift amble of a good donkey from the Hejaz. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II 2011-05-22T02:00:17.943Z An attempt on a more concerted scale was made in 1916, though at this time the Turkish garrisons in the Hejaz were having difficulties with the Arabs. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z The northern part of Hejaz contains but few inhabited sites. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z ASIR, a district in western Arabia, lying between 17� 30′ and 21� N., and 40� 30′ and 45� E.; bounded N. by Hejaz, E. by Nejd, S. by Yemen and W. by the Red Sea. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" The Hejaz thus again became subject to Turkish sway, and until 1914 Turkey continually extended its rule not only over Yemen, but also over the district of El-Hasa on the Persian Gulf.—Bibliography: The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli This is particularly so in Nejd, Yemen and Hadramut; in the Hejaz and the north a faint line of demarcation may be observed between the races. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" But a division sent by Merwan to the Hejaz was cut to pieces. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" Mecca and the holy places in its vicinity are described in a separate article; it is about 48 m. from the port of Jidda, the most important trade centre of the Hejaz province. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z Mehemet Ali and his successors up to and including Tewfik had not only administered the Sinai peninsula but certain posts on the Hejaz or Arabian side of the gulf of Akaba. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" In the sixteenth century Turkey subdued Hejaz and Yemen, and received the nominal submission of the tribes inhabiting the rest of Arabia. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli Throughout the Hejaz in general, the language, though extremely elegant, is not equally correct; in el-Hasa, Bahrein and Oman it is decidedly influenced by the foreign element called Nabataean. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" Meanwhile, the caliph committed to him the government of the Hejaz. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" Trouble for us does not lie in the Hejaz itself, but in its possible expansion beyond its powers of absorption, or, in homely metaphor, if it bites off more than it can chew. Pan-Islam The Holy Land of El Hejaz drains off Turkish gold and blood in abundance, and the lords of the country hold in it a contemptible position. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure Farther to the north, on this Red Sea littoral, is a province of much more importance, the Hejaz, in which are situate the most holy of cities in the Moslem world, Mecca and Medina. With the British Army in The Holy Land North of Yemen up to the Hejaz border the only authority is that of E.F. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" On his way back to Hejaz this man visited the family of Abdallah b. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" In the Hejaz itself we can at least claim that authority is suitably represented and accessible to us. Pan-Islam There were green, waving crops and cool shade; a perfumed breeze, strange luxury in El Hejaz; small birds warbled, tiny cascades splashed from the wells. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure Though rulers of the Hejaz, the Turks were not at one with the local population. With the British Army in The Holy Land Abraha in his invasion of the Hejaz was accompanied by chiefs of Kinda. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" My donkey came down last night, and I tried him to-day, and he is very satisfactory though alarmingly small, as the real Egyptian donkey always is; the big ones are from the Hejaz. Letters from Egypt On the other hand, the two great provinces which impinge upon the Hejaz, namely, Nejd and Yamen, have given ample proof that they can hammer the Turks without outside assistance. Pan-Islam Many months after the departure of Yusuf from Persia a solitary rider on a swift dromedary reached the extreme northern boundary of El Hejaz, the province that stretches over a considerable portion of western Arabia. The Days of Mohammed From this period forward, the history of the Hejaz revolt merges in that of the Palestine campaign. With the British Army in The Holy Land Of the history of these during the next few centuries little is known, except in the case of the Hejaz. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" A stranger from Europe visiting the Hejaz is, as I have said, irresistibly struck with the vastness of the religious world in whose centre he stands. The Future of Islam On top of it all India started a howl that her pilgrims in the Hejaz were starving, and we had to defer to this outcry. Pan-Islam A few were Arabs of the Hejaz, short and well-knit, wearing loose garments of blue, drawn back at the arms enough to show the muscles standing out like whip-cords. The Days of Mohammed Through it, from north to south, runs the Hejaz railway, on its way from Damascus to Medina. With the British Army in The Holy Land Apart from this influence the Hejaz was simply a collection of cities each with its own government, while outside the cities the various tribes governed themselves and fought continual battles with one another. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" It has been asserted by some of the Ulema, and it is certainly a common opinion at the present day, that the sovereignty of Hejaz is in itself sufficient title to the Caliphate. The Future of Islam When I first joined the patrol we were not allowed to bombard or land at any point between the mouth of the Gulf of Akaba and the Hejaz southern border. Pan-Islam But, friend, Persian influence has long since ceased in El Hejaz. The Days of Mohammed And so it proved an area in which the Turks, based on Damascus, and the Arabs, operating from Hejaz, were at greater advantage than our columns based on Jerusalem. With the British Army in The Holy Land The harra east of Khaibar is also of considerable extent, and the same formation is found all along the Hejaz border from Medina to the Jebel el Kura, east of Mecca. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" No kind of administration had then been attempted by the Turks in Hejaz. The Future of Islam Mecca had fallen just before, and Taif surrendered soon after, leaving Medina as the only important town still held by the Turks in the Hejaz. Pan-Islam At the end of the tenth day after leaving Medina the caravan reached the head of the long, narrow defile in which lies the city of Mecca, the chief town of El Hejaz. The Days of Mohammed From Damascus, the Hejaz railway, constructed nominally for Mecca pilgrims, runs due south, and, passing along the high plateau of Eastern Palestine, had already reached Medina. With the British Army in The Holy Land South-western Arabia, from the twenty-first parallel down to the Gulf of Aden, including the Taif district of Hejaz, Asir and Yemen, forms one province geographically. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" Mehemet Ali's occupation of Hejaz in 1812 first brought foreign troops inland. The Future of Islam Further interference with the Hejaz, unless invited, would be unjustifiable. Pan-Islam The past month, as you know, was the holy month Radjab, in which, as in the month of Ramadhan, throughout all El Hejaz, life should be held sacred, and no act of violence committed. The Days of Mohammed He had two good lines of supply or retreat, namely the north road from Nablus and the eastern road through Jericho and across the Jordan to Amman Station on the Hejaz Railway. With the British Army in The Holy Land Apart from the tribesmen there is in Hejaz and south Arabia a privileged, religious class, the Sharifs or Seyyids, who claim descent from Mahomet through his daughter Fatima. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" The Sultan levies no tax in the interior or impost of any kind, and the sole revenue he receives in Hejaz comes from Customs duties of Jeddah and Yembo, which may amount to £40,000. The Future of Islam South of the Hejaz lies that rather vague area known as Asir. Pan-Islam Hejaz, El, the holy land of the Moslems, a district of Arabia Felix, and so called by containing the sacred cities of Mecca and Medina. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge The Turkish line of communications ran down the Hejaz Railway through eastern Palestine, temptingly near our forces at Jericho. With the British Army in The Holy Land Burckhardt landed in Jidda in July 1814, when Mehemet Ali had already driven the Wahhabi invaders out of Hejaz, and was preparing for his farther advance against their stronghold in Nejd. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" The Sherifs, proud of their sacred ancestry, look upon the Turkish Caliphs as barbarians and impostors, while the Sultans find the Hejaz a heavy charge upon their revenue. The Future of Islam Last but not least, the Herr Direktor of the Hejaz Railway, who was collecting railway material for Sinai before war broke out. Pan-Islam As Nissr passed over the extraordinary Hejaz Railway, indifferent to the mob of frenzied, vituperating pilgrims, the chief peered far ahead for his first sight of Mecca, the Forbidden. The Flying Legion The raid had not entirely fulfilled its object, but much good work had been done, and it had materially assisted Sherif Faisal with his Hejaz troops in his operations further south against Maan. With the British Army in The Holy Land Medina and subsequently Mecca were eventually taken by the Egyptians, but in spite of continual reinforcements they could do little more than hold their own in Hejaz. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" The Sultan depends upon the Sherif, because recognition by Hejaz as the protector is a chief title to his Caliphate. The Future of Islam The substitution of Arab administration for Osmanli would necessarily entail European tutelage of the parts of the Arab-speaking area in which powers, like ourselves, have vital interests—Syria, for example, southern Mesopotamia, and, probably, Hejaz. The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey In the 10th century an Arab geographer described it as the great port of Palestine and the emporium of the Hejaz. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Far away across the eastern desert, but beautifully co-ordinated, and working as part of one great machine, moved a raiding force of the Arab troops of Hussein, King of the Hejaz. With the British Army in The Holy Land Under the protection of a sheikh of the Fukara Bedouin he wandered over the whole of the borderland between Hejaz and Nejd. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" Outside Hejaz the Sultan holds what he holds of Arabia merely by force. The Future of Islam El-Wijh has been heard of in England as the prophylactic against the infected Hejaz. The Land of Midian — Volume 2 Thus it would belong to Syria, whilst the majority of geographers refer it to the Hejaz, and a minority to El-Yemen. The Land of Midian — Volume 1 They were closely pursued by our cavalry and airmen, and, to some extent, cut off by the Arab forces of the King of the Hejaz. With the British Army in The Holy Land Railway construction has begun in Arabia, and in 1908 the Hejaz line, intended to connect Damascus with Mecca, had reached Medina, 500 m. south of Ma’an. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" I have not room here to describe in detail the effect of this coup de Jarnac on the political aspect of Hejaz. The Future of Islam So in Africa, El Sham, which properly means Damascus and Syria, is applied to El Hejaz. First Footsteps in East Africa What more delightful than to open an atlas, find out where the new kingdom of Hejaz is, and then violently support the British claim to a protectorate over it. My Discovery of England Sheikh Hussein of Mecca was proclaimed King of the Hejaz. With the British Army in The Holy Land But in Hejaz, Yemen and Oman, turbans are by no means uncommon; the ordinary colour is white; they are worn over one or more skullcaps. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" But at present the mass of the Arabs in Hejaz, no less than in Nejd and Yemen, are occupied with more humane ideas. The Future of Islam A merchant and his wife set out to the Hejaz with their son, leaving their daughter to keep house, and commending her to the protection of the Kazi. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 16 He was by birth a prince of the princely house of the Koreysh, itself the noblest tribe of Hejaz, and his grandfather had been supreme ruler in Mecca. The Future of Islam By this time, all the outlying garrisons had been disposed of, and the Hejaz generally cleared of Turks. With the British Army in The Holy Land Like every district of Arabia proper, Hejaz has a town and a nomad population, but almost no intermediate agricultural class. The Future of Islam The customs of Hejaz are very nearly his own customs, and its climate not much more severe than his. The Future of Islam They are divided into several sections, each governed by its Sheykh, the chief of which, the Abadleh, has for several centuries supplied the reigning family of Hejaz. The Future of Islam He could not, with his own resources, protect the pilgrim routes from plunder—and on the pilgrimage all the prosperity of Hejaz depended. The Future of Islam This is at no great distance from Maan, an important depot on the Hejaz Railway, the last outpost of Syria at the edge of the desert of North Arabia. With the British Army in The Holy Land Subsequently the seaport of Jeddah, formerly occupied by the Egyptians, received a Turkish contingent, but the interior of Hejaz was never subjugated, nor was any tax at any time levied. The Future of Islam Indian pilgrims have besides been very roughly treated in Hejaz by the authorities during the last year because they were British subjects, and this without obtaining any redress. The Future of Islam The Egyptian and Turkish Governments have thus, during the present century, exercised some of the functions of sovereignty in Hejaz. The Future of Islam These are said to amount to nearly half a million sterling, and are distributed amongst all the principal personages of Hejaz. The Future of Islam The Turkish Government in Hejaz holds a comparatively insignificant position, and the Sultan's representative at Jeddah is hardly more than servant to the Prince of Mecca. The Future of Islam Family feuds have, therefore, been at all times fostered by the Turks in Hejaz, and will be, as long as their presence there is tolerated. The Future of Islam |
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