Hijazi
The Arabic of western Saudi Arabia, centred on Mecca, Medina, and Jeddah. Sits between Egyptian and Najdi varieties and is widely understood across the peninsula.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 21.49°, 39.19°
Dialect comparison
Hejazi Arabic vs Iraqi Arabic
Compare two dialects of Arabic side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
Mesopotamian Arabic
Spoken across Iraq and parts of eastern Syria and southwestern Iran. Carries strong Aramaic and Turkic influence and splits internally between gilit (southern) and qeltu (northern) varieties.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 33.31°, 44.36°
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