Black tent, swift white mare, camel of Hejaz blood Are dear to me, are dear to me!
"The Flying Legion"
George Allan England
Such extracts have been now made from these writers that the general reader can become acquainted with the adventures and opinions of the different travellers who have visited El Hejaz during a space of 350 years.
"Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah"
Sir Richard Francis Burton
So in Africa, El Sham, which properly means Damascus and Syria, is applied to El Hejaz.
"First Footsteps in East Africa or, an Exploration of Harar"
Richard F. Burton