Hejaz Expeditionary Force

The Hejaz Expeditionary Force (Turkish: Hicaz Kuvve-i Seferiyesi) of the Ottoman Empire was one of the expeditionary forces of the military of the Ottoman Empire.

It was formed during World War I for the defense of Medina (located in the region known as the Hejaz).

Fahreddin Pasha was appointed to the commander of the Hejaz Expeditionary Force on 17 July 1916.

[2] The principal unit of this force, the Medina garrison itself.

And the Hejaz Expeditionary Force consisted of 14,000 men by the fall of 1916.