It is also known or transcribed as Hejaz Heyas, Hejaz, Hijaz, Hedjaz (are Arabic words). It is the name of a Kingdom and a Region of the Northwest of the Arabian Peninsula. Its Capital is Jeddah. It belongs to Saudi Arabia and its largest cities are Mecca and Medina. The name of a railway linking the cities of Damascus and Medina, mountainous Region of the Arabian Peninsula, bordering the Red Sea.