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Hejaz
al-Hejaz, also Hijaz is a region in the west of present-day Saudi Arabia. Defined primarily by its western border on the Red Sea, it extends from Haql on the Gulf of Aqaba to Jizan. Its main city is Jeddah, but it is probably better known for the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina...
Timeline of Events
1926
1.8.1926
Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud becomes the King of Hejaz and renames it Saudi Arabia.
1927
5.20.1927
Treaty of Jedda: the United Kingdom recognizes the sovereignty of King Ibn Saud in the Kingdoms of Hejaz and Nejd, which later merge to become the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
1932
9.23.1932
The Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd is renamed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.