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Kingdom of Hejaz

 
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Kingdom of Hejaz
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1916–1925 Flag of Hejaz 1926.svg

Flag of Hejaz

Flag of Hejaz

Location of Hejaz
Map with the kingdom in green and the current region in red
Capital Mecca
Language(s) Arabic (Hejazi dialects)
Government Absolute monarchy
King
 - 1916-1924 Hussein bin Ali
 - 1924-1925 Ali bin Hussein
Historical era Interwar period
 - Kingdom established 10 June 1916
 - Conquered by Nejd 19 December 1925
 - Ibn Saud crowned King of Hejaz 8 January, 1926

The Kingdom of Hejaz was a state in the Hejaz region, ruled by the Hashemite family. The kingdom was annexed by Nejd and merged into the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd in the mid 1920s, which would eventually be known as Saudi Arabia in 1932.

See also


 
Former states in present-day Saudi Arabia
Flag of saudi Arabia
'Asir | Ha'il | Kingdom of Hejaz | Jizan | Nejd

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