Emirate of Asir
Emirate of Asir | |||||||||||||
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| 1908–1930 | |||||||||||||
Asir on 1918, at the end of World War I (light blue) | |||||||||||||
A map of Asir in 1932 | |||||||||||||
| Status | Vassal of Hejaz and Nejd (1926–1930) | ||||||||||||
| Capital | Sabya 17°9′0.000″N 42°37′0.001″E / 17.15000000°N 42.61666694°E | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
• Idrisid revolt against the Ottoman Empire | 1910–1916 | ||||||||||||
• Independence | 1916 | ||||||||||||
• Annexed by Hejaz and Nejd | 20 November 1930 | ||||||||||||
| 14 June 1934 | |||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Saudi Arabia Yemen | ||||||||||||
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The Emirate of Asir (Arabic: إمارة عسير, romanized: Imarat 'Aseer) was a state located in the Arabian Peninsula. The Emirate was in the modern-day provinces of Asir and Jazan, in what is now southwestern Saudi Arabia, and extending to al-Hudaydah in northwestern Yemen.