Have Mecca and Medina ever come under Shi'ite rule?

Yes; the two cities were traditionally placed under distinct emirates ruled by branches of the family of the Prophet. The one in Mecca was Sunni, ruled by the Banu Hashim; that in Medina was Shi'ite, and ruled by the Banu Husseyn. read more

The one in Mecca was Sunni, ruled by the Banu Hashim; that in Medina was Shi’ite, and ruled by the Banu Husseyn. It was openly Shi’ite for centuries, from the late 10th century until - progressively suppressed - it was taken from Husseyinid rule in the late 17th; and there was an effort to re-create an independent emirate at Medina even right before the Saudi conquest in the 1920s. read more

Masjid al-Shajara: It is located 10 km from Medina and is the Miqat of Hajj pilgrims from Medina and those who go to Mecca from Medina. Al-Juhfah: it is the miqat of pilgrims from Egypt, Syria and Maghreb and those who go to Mecca from these routes. Wadi 'Aqiq: it is the miqat of pilgrims from Iraq, Najd and those who go to Mecca from this route. read more