Arab Revolt facts for kids

The Arab Revolt were Arab tribes who fought against the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Since the British Empire was also fighting against the Ottomans, they gave the Arabs military support. Many of the Arab Revolt wanted to create a unified country for Arabs. However, this did not come true and the Arab world would be instead be made into many different countries.

Images for kids

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  The flag of the Arab Revolt in the Martyrs' Memorial, Amman, Jordan.

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  1918 British government map: Map illustrating Territorial Negotiations between H.M.G. and King Hussein

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  Lawrence at Rabegh, north of Jeddah, 1917

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  Lawrence of Arabia after the Battle of Aqaba.

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  The Hejaz railway (Damascus-Mecca pilgrim route), built at great expense by the Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century, but quickly fell into disrepair after the Arab revolt of 1917

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  Arab fighters in Aqaba on 28 February 1918. Autochrome colour photograph.

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  Feisal party at Versailles Conference. Left to right: Rustum Haidar, Nuri as-Said, Prince Faisal (front), Captain Rosario Pisani (rear), T. E. Lawrence, Faisal's slave (name unknown), Captain Hassan Khadri.

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  The Aqaba Flagpole holding the flag of the Arab Revolt, commemorating the site of the Battle of Aqaba.

See also

In Spanish: Rebelión árabe para niños