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Hail , city (1993 pop. 176,757), N central Saudi Arabia. The city grew because of its location on a pilgrimage route from Iraq to Mecca. It was the capital of the independent emirate of Jabal Shammar, which Ibn Saud conquered in 1921.

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Ha'il / hīl/ (also Hail, Hayel) a city in northwestern Saudi Arabia, on the pilgrimage route from Iraq to Mecca; pop. 177,000.

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