Maqam Hijazkar is the most common variant of Maqam Hijaz. Its scale starts with the root Jins Hijaz on the tonic, followed by Jins Nikriz on the 4th degree then Jins Hijazkar on the octave.
For historic reasons, 3 of this maqam's transpositions have different names (and used to have a different sayr a long time ago):
Explore other maqamat in the Maqam Hijaz Family.
Watch a 1-minute sample Violin Taqsim in Maqam Hijazkar by Sami Abu Shumays.
