In the beginning of 20th century during
World War I Medina witnessed one of the longest sieges in history. Medina was a city of the Ottoman Empire. Local rule was in the hands of the
Hashemite clan as
Sharifs or
Emirs of Mecca.
Fakhri Pasha was the
Ottoman governor of Medina.
Ali bin Hussein, the
Sharif of Mecca and leader of the Hashemite clan, revolted against the caliph and sided with
Great Britain. The city of Medina was besieged by his forces and Fakhri Pasha tenaciously held on during the
Siege of Medina from 1916 but on 10 January 1919 he was forced to surrender. After the First World War, the Hashemite
Sayyid Hussein bin Ali was proclaimed King of an independent Hejaz, but in 1924 he was defeated by
Ibn Saud, who integrated Medina and Hejaz into his kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The
Medina Knowledge Economic City project, a city focused on knowledge-based industries, has been planned and is expected to boost development and increase the number of jobs in Medina.
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The city is served by the
Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport which opened in 1974. It handles on average 20–25 flights a day, although this number triples during the Hajj season and school holidays.
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