What the records say
- When
- 10 Jun 1916 – 4 Jul 1916
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 23.81° N, 44.70° E
- Location
- Mecca, Hejaz Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
- Outcome
- Arab Victory
- Belligerents
- Ottoman Empire vs Arab rebels
Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.
Battle of Mecca (1916)
Part of World War I
The Battle of Mecca occurred in the Muslim holy city of Mecca in June and July 1916. On June 10, the Sharif of Mecca, Hussein bin Ali, the leader of the Banu Hashim clan, started a revolt against the Ottoman Caliphate from this city. The Battle of Mecca was part of the Arab Revolt of World War I.
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