“Yanbu is known for its rich history, dating back at least 2,500 years. Its earliest history places Yanbu as a staging point on the spice and incense route from Yemen to Egypt and on to the Mediterranean. During the revolt, the city served as a supply and operations base for Arab and British forces fighting the Ottoman Empire.”
-Saleh Fareed in The National writes about the restoration of a home in Yanbu once occupied by British intelligence officer Thomas Edward Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) between 1915 and 1916 at the beginning of the Great Arab Revolt. [The National]
