Mecca
Mecca or Makkah (in full: Makkah al-Mukkaramah; Arabic
Arabic (عربية `Arabiyya)
Mecca is the center of Moslems
Under the control of regional powers such as Egypt or the Ottoman Empire through
most of its history, Hejaz enjoyed a brief period of political independence in
the early 20th century. It was one of several regions of the Ottoman Empire
provoked into rebellion by T. E. Lawrence ("of Arabia") of the British during
World War I. In 1916 its independence was proclaimed by Husain ibn Ali, the
Sherif of Makkah. In 1924, however, ibn Ali's own authority was usurped by ibn
Saud of the neighboring nation of Nejd. This annexation was instrumental in the
creation of the Saudi Arabian state.
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