Realm · 1926–1932
Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd
Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd appears on the map from 1926 to 1932. At its greatest recorded extent, in 1932, it covered about 1.65 million km².
One of the realms of Saudi State (Diriyah, Nejd, Saudi Arabia). In 1744 the emir of the oasis town of Diriyah, Muhammad bin Saud, allied with the reforming preacher Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, joining political power to a strict form of Sunni Islam. This First Saudi State conquered most of Arabia, including Mecca and Medina, until an Egyptian army sent on behalf of the Ottomans destroyed Diriyah in 1818.
See Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd on the map in 1932
- On the map
- 1926–1932
- Greatest extent
- 1932, about 1.65 million km²
Territory through time
| Years | Area drawn |
|---|---|
| 1926–1931 | 1.62 million km² |
| 1932 | 1.65 million km² |