Ghaliya or Ghaliyya al-Wahhabiyya (Arabic: غالية الوهابية died 1818) was a Wahhabi woman who led military resistance to prevent the Ottoman recapture of Mecca during the Ottoman–Wahhabi War. She was given the title Amira, which is the female version of the title Emir, in recognition of her acts.
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