| Battle of Mecca | |||||||
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| Part of Saudi conquest of Hejaz | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Sultanate of Nejd | Kingdom of Hejaz | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Sultan bin Bajad | Hussien bin Ali | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 2,000 men | 500 men[1] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown number of deaths 5 armored vehicles 1 airplane |
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Battle of Mecca took place in Mecca, nowdays Saudi Arabia, following the fall of Ta'if to King Abdulaziz Ibn Saud in his campaign to conquest the Kingdom of Hejaz. King Hussien bin Ali has fled from Mecca to Jeddah, leaving hundreds of weapons left in the Qishla of Mecca for Ibn Saud men. The battle over Mecca resulted in Hashemite defeat to Saudis and their allied Ikhwan.
Hussien fled again later to Cyprus, declaring his son Ali bin Hussien as the King of Hejaz.