The Arab Revolt, also called the Great Arab Revolt, was an armed uprising waged by Hashemite-led Arab forces from the Hejaz against the Ottoman Empire during the Middle Eastern theatre of the First World War. It lasted from June 1916 to October 1918 and ended in victory for the Arab rebels, contributing to the collapse of Ottoman rule across the region. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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officially initiated at Mecca on 10 June 1916
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The Arab Revolt, also called the Great Arab Revolt, was an armed uprising waged by Hashemite-led Arab forces from the Hejaz against the Ottoman Empire during the Middle Eastern theatre of the First World War.
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The Arab Revolt (Arabic: الثورة العربية al-Thawra al-'Arabiyya), also known as the Great Arab Revolt (الثورة العربية الكبرى al-Thawra al-'Arabiyya al-Kubrā), was an armed uprising by the Hashemite-led Arabs of the Hejaz against the Ottoman Empire amidst the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I.
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On the basis of the McMahon-Hussein Correspondence, exchanged between Henry McMahon of the United Kingdom and Hussein bin Ali of the Kingdom of Hejaz, the rebellion against the ruling Turks was officially initiated at Mecca on 10 June 1916.
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