Editing Yanbu (section)

== History ==
[[File:Traditional architecture in old Yanbu, Saudi Arabia (9).jpg|thumb|Old Yanbu]]
===Pre-modern era===
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Yanbu's history dates back at least 2,500&nbsp;years, when it was a staging point on the [[spice]] and [[incense]] route from [[Yemen]] to [[Egypt]] and the Mediterranean region.

Sharm Yanbu ({{langx|ar|شرم ينبع}}), historically known as '''[[Charmutha (Harbor)|Charmuthas]]''', which is a small peninsula located to the north of Yanbu was mentioned by the [[Greeks|Greek]] historian [[Diodorus Siculus]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ancientportsantiques.com/a-few-ports/sharm-yanbu/|title=Sharm Yanbu|work=Ancient Ports Antiques|access-date=13 December 2017}}</ref>

The [[Invasion of Dul Ashir]] took place in Yanbu two or three centuries after prophet [[Muhammad in Islam|Muhammad]]'s return from Buwat. He appointed [[Abu Salama Abd Allah ibn Abd al-Asad al-Makhzumi|Abu Salamah Ibn Abd al-Assad]] to take his place in [[Medina]] while he was away commanding another raid. Between 150 and 200 followers joined this operation to al-Ushayra, Yanbu in either the month of [[Jumada al-awwal]] or [[Jumada al-Thani]].<ref name="Haykal 1976">{{citation|title=The Life of Muhammad |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fOyO-TSo5nEC| first=Husayn |last=Haykal|year=1976|publisher=Islamic Book Trust |isbn=978-983-9154-17-7|pages=217–218}}</ref><ref name="Mubarakpuri, The Sealed Nectar p. 128">Mubarakpuri, The Sealed Nectar (Free Version), p. 128</ref><ref name="Mubarakpuri p. 148">Mubarakpuri, When the Moon Split, p. 148.</ref>

They had 300 camels that they rode upon by turns. When they arrived at al-Usharayh, they expected to raid a rich Somali caravan heading towards [[Syria]] led by [[Abu Sufyan]]. The locals already had the knowledge of this caravan’s departure from Mecca and waited for about a decade for this caravan to pass. But the Meccan caravan had already passed.

In this operation, Muhammad entered into an alliance with Banu Madlaj, a tribe inhabiting the vicinity of al-Ushayra. He also concluded another treaty that was made with Banu Damrah previously.<ref name="Mubarakpuri p. 148"/> All those treaties established good political connections for him.<ref name="Mubarakpuri, The Sealed Nectar p. 128"/>

===Modern era===
Yanbu served as a supply and operational base for [[Arab Revolt#Prelude|Arab and British forces]] fighting the [[Ottoman Empire]] during [[World War&nbsp;I]]. On July 27, 1916 the Ottoman garrison surrendered in the [[Capture of Yanbu]] to the Arab revolutionary forces.<ref name= "Purcell-Burg">{{cite book |last1=Burg|first1=David F.|last2=Purcell|first2=L. Edward | title = Almanac of World War I|edition=2010|year=2010| publisher = [[University Press of Kentucky]]| isbn= 9780813137711 }} - Total pages: 336</ref> It remained a small port town until 1975, when the Saudi government designated it as one of the [[Saudi Arabia|country's]] two new industrial centers (the other being [[Al Jubayl]] in the [[Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia|Eastern Province]]). Extensive government and private development have taken place at the port and surrounding area, which is based on the [[petrochemical industry]].
[[File:Home in Yanbu City - panoramio.jpg|right|thumb|Residential areas in Yanbu]]