| Taif : the summer capital of Saudi Arabia | In 1916, the launched their revolt against the Ottoman Empire in Mecca in June |
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| In terms of building roads to the isolated city, in 1965 the then King Faisal inaugurated the 54 mi 87 km mountain highway between Mecca and Ta'if, now part of Highway 15 and known as the Taif—al-Hada Road | [ ] The city was visited by the , , sometime in the early 7th century and was inhabited by the tribe of and is still inhabited to this day by their descendants |
The city is connected to the nearby of via the iconic Highway 15 Ta'if—al-Hada Road.
15| is a small village situated high up in the mountains at an elevation of 2,200 to 2,500 metres 7,200 to 8,200 feet above sea level, rich in agricultural products | Tensions between the King of the Hejaz, , and , the , soon broke out into violence |
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| Ta'if is connected to via Highway 267 and Highway 287 | He also recorded that the population of the city was still mostly |
As part of the Hejaz, Ta'if was also given over to Ottoman control and the city remained Ottoman for a further three centuries, until in 1802, when it was retaken by allied with the.
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