Sharif of Mecca
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The Sharif of Mecca was the title of the leader of the Sharifate of Mecca, traditional steward of the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina. The term sharif is Arabic for "noble", "highborn", and is
Muhammed bin Abd al-Muin, Sharif of Mecca 1827–1851, as pictured in the 1848 book by William Francis Lynch
Hejaz Vilayet
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The Vilayet of the Hejaz refers to the coastal region of Arabia when it was administered as a first-level province of the Ottoman Empire. At the beginning of the 20th century, it reportedly had an are
Camels and tents of pilgrims, Mecca 1910