The Mizmar, a dance which involves whirling bamboo poles to drums, is native to this region, and Juris Zarins believes this region may have been the site of the dried up Pishon River, as well as Havilah.
The Mizmar, a dance which involves whirling bamboo poles to drums, is native to this region, and Juris Zarins believes this region may have been the site of the dried up Pishon River, as well as Havilah. The Mahd adh Dhahab, or Cradle of Gold, was the main source of income in this region for centuries, and the city of Yanbu is one of its chief ports. The Chaldeans maintained a summer capital at its city of Tayma, and because of its location in the Sarawat Mountains, its city of Ta'if serves as the summer capital of its nation's government. The Ottomans built a railroad to this region from Damascus, although it was destroyed by Hussein bin Ali, who was himself replaced by a man who united this province with Al-Hasa, Qatif and Nejd. Although its largest city is Jeddah, it is more notable for a city which is home to the ► Well of Zamzam and the Kaaba. For 10 points, name this region of Saudi Arabia lying on the Red Sea which includes Mecca and Medina.
The Mizmar, a dance which involves whirling bamboo poles to drums, is native to this region, and Juris Zarins believes this region may have been the site of the dried up Pishon River, as well as Havilah.
al-Hejaz [or Hedjaz]