Stamp of Arabia
Apr 08, 2022
2 minutes
By Chris West
he Hejaz is the westernmost part of Saudi Arabia, along the Red Sea. It is the birthplace of Islam and home to its two most sacred cities, Mecca and Medina. In 1914, it was part of the Ottoman Empire, but Arab nationalism was on the rise. With the outbreak of the First World War, Britain became keen to stoke
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