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Mecca ( /ˈmɛkə/; also spelled Makkah or Bakkah; English /ˈmækə/; Arabic: مكة‎ Makkah and in full: مكة المكرمة Makkat al-Mukarramah or Makkah..., IPA: [makkat almukarrama, makka lmukarrama]) is a city in the Makkah province of Saudi Arabia. Islamic tradition attributes the beginning of Mecca to Ishmael's descendants. In the 7th century, the Islamic prophet Muhammad proclaimed Islam in the city which was by then an important trading center. After 966, Mecca was led by local sharifs. When the authority of the Ottoman Empire in the area collapsed in 1916, the local rulers established the Hashemite Kingdom of Hejaz. The Hejaz kingdom, including Mecca, was absorbed by the Saudis in 1925. In its modern period, Mecca has seen tremendous expansion in size and infrastructure.