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  • Amman: Jordan Remembers Sharif Hussein

    JORDAN REMEMBERS SHARIF HUSSEIN

    Jordan Times, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
    June 2 2014

    AMMAN -- The Kingdom on Tuesday marks the 83rd anniversary of the
    death of Sharif Hussein Bin Ali (1852-1931).

    Sharif Hussein, who was emir of Mecca and king of Hijaz, launched the
    Great Arab Revolt in June 1916 with the objective of establishing an
    independent and unified Arab state.

    Instead, the dismembered Ottoman lands were carved into several
    mandates and protectorates.

    However, the Great Arab Revolt secured Arab rule over most of the
    Arabian Peninsula, Syria and all of modern Jordan, founded by Sharif
    Hussein's son, King Abdullah I.

    In 1924, Sharif Hussein donated a large amount of money for the
    reconstruction of Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.

    In 1926, he was exiled to Cyprus where he funded the building of an
    Armenian church.

    In 1931, the exiled king returned to Amman, where he died.

    In fulfilment of his will, Sharif Hussein was buried near Al Aqsa
    Mosque in Jerusalem.

    http://jordantimes.com/Jordan+remembers+Sharif+Hussein-74155

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