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George Bush went to #Najd and #Hijaz
Official records show George W. Bush's Saudi stops were Riyadh and Al-Janadriyah only, both in Riyadh Region. There is no official record of a stop in the Hijaz.
Full reasoning
Official U.S. presidential travel records do show George W. Bush visiting Saudi Arabia after the Iraq invasion, but they list his Saudi destinations as Riyadh and Al-Janadriyah only.
- The U.S. Department of State's presidential travel database lists Bush's Saudi visits on January 14–16, 2008 and May 16–17, 2008, and for both trips the locales are "Riyadh, Al-Janadriyah."
- A Saudi government page from REGA identifies Al-Janadriyah District as part of the Riyadh Region.
- The Hijaz is the western part of Saudi Arabia, centered on Mecca and Medina, so a trip confined to Riyadh and Al-Janadriyah was not a trip to both Najd and Hijaz.
So the post overstates Bush's itinerary: the official record supports a visit in Riyadh Region/Najd, not a visit to both Najd and Hijaz.
3 sources
- Saudi Arabia - Travels of the President - Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State
George W. Bush — Riyadh, Al-Janadriyah — Met with King Abdullah — January 14-16, 2008; George W. Bush — Riyadh, Al-Janadriyah — Met with King Abdullah — May 16-17, 2008.
- REGA Announces Launch of Real Estate Registry Operations in 18 Districts of Riyadh Region
REGA clarified that the districts covered in this phase include ... Al-Janadriyah District ... in the Riyadh Region.
- Hijaz | Oxford Bibliographies in Islamic Studies | Oxford Academic
The Hijaz ... is a geographical region that comprises most of the western part of modern-day Saudi Arabia and is centered on the two holiest Muslim cities—Mecca ... and Madina.