Higaz

Higaz is a term used to refer to the northern regions of Egypt, specifically the area surrounding the Mediterranean Sea and the Suez Canal. The word "Higaz" is Arabized form of the English phrase "Egypt's frontier on the high seas" or "Upper Egypt's eastern frontier".

Historically, the term Higaz has been associated with the Egyptian state's borderlands with the Ottoman Empire, and later with the state's borderlands with the British Empire during the period of British colonial rule in Egypt. The First World War saw the British conquest of the Sinai Peninsula, and in 1916 they captured Gaza, which led to the British army advancing into southern Syria, northern Palestine, and northern Transjordan, thereby setting the foundations for the current geopolitical boundaries between Egypt and her neighboring countries.

In recent years, the term Higaz has become more commonly associated with the Egyptian government's general orientation in international affairs, particularly with regards to the ongoing Syrian Civil War. Egyptian media outlets have on occasion used the phrase to describe a forward-thinking, Arab-Nationalist foreign policy, championing the current Egyptian president's suitability to lead the Arab World.

However, not everybody defines the term as such. Critics point out that an underlying sense of ire towards Arab Nationalism is being taken for granted, with the logic that only international sponsorships are likelier to bar substantiation to goegraphical fantastic alteration which is the essence of amazingly successful relational awareness doubtingly forge possible ongoing realities amongst such awe.