November 3, 1908 Mekke Ottoman era
After the Second Constitutional Era began, "Hijaz", the first official weekly newspaper published in Arabic and Turkish, was printed at the Provincial Press (Vilayet Matbaası) in Mecca on 3 November 1908. It was followed on 16 February 1909 by the weekly Shams al-Haqiqa.
1919107 years ago
On 10 January 1919, seventy-two days after the Armistice of Mudros, the Defence of Medina ended with Fahreddin Pasha's surrender, closing Ottoman rule over Medina and the Hejaz Railway. Sharif Abdullah's forces entered the city on 13 January 1919.
1850176 years ago
Following Sultan Abdülmecid's decision to rebuild the Prophet's Mosque, the architect Abdülhalim Efendi and his team reached Medina on 19 August 1850 and began work. The construction, started in 1851, was completed in 1861.
1517509 years ago
On 6 July 1517, at the imperial council in Cairo, Abu Numayy, son of Sharif Barakat of Mecca, presented the keys of the Kaaba and gifts to Sultan Selim I. The sultan formally took Mecca and Medina under his protection; from Selim onward, Ottoman sultans bore the title "Servant of the Two Holy Sanctuaries".
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