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Battle of Ajnadayn

Battle of Ajnadayn was a battle fought in AD 634 at Ajnadayn, in what is now Israel. It was part of the Muslim conquest of the Levant, which ran from AD 633 to AD 640. The recorded result: Rashidun victory.

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FoughtAD 634
WhereAjnadayn, Israel31.683N, 34.950E
OutcomeRashidun victory
BelligerentsByzantine EmpireagainstRashidun Caliphate
Part ofMuslim conquest of the LevantAD 633 to AD 640

Where it sits in the Muslim conquest of the Levant

Battle of Ajnadayn, AD 634Siege of Damascus, AD 634Battle of Marj Rahit, AD 634Battle of Bosra, AD 634Battle of al-Qaryatayn, AD 634Battle of al-Yaqusah, AD 634Battle of Marj al-Dibaj, AD 634Battle of Fahl, AD 634Siege of Emesa, AD 635Battle of Yarmouk, AD 636Siege of Jerusalem, AD 636Battle of Hazir, AD 637Siege of Aleppo, AD 637Battle of the Iron Bridge, AD 637Siege of Emesa, AD 638Siege of Edessa, AD 639Siege of Raqqa, AD 639AD 634AD 639Battle of Ajnadayn, AD 634
17 placed engagements of the Muslim conquest of the Levant in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 634 (year precision)
PlaceAjnadayn, Israel
31.683N, 34.950E
KindBattle, medieval
Territorial changeMost of Palestine (Palaestina Prima) conquered by the Caliphate
Strength10,000
Commanders
Battle of AjnadaynBattle of AjnadaynSiege of AzekahSiege of LachishBattle of Beth ZechariahBattle of 3 ShevatBattle of Beth ZurSiege of LachishTel AvivAmmanHaifaNablusEl ArishNazarethAl KarakAs Suwayda100 km31.683N, 34.950E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Ajnadayn
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 25 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Ajnadayn today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2025-10-31. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025.

The recorded site stands at about 260 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 0 to 462 m, 462 m of relief, steep country and today it is 35% shrubland, 30% tree cover, 13% grassland.

shrubland: 35%tree cover: 30%grassland: 13%cropland: 13%built-up: 5%bare ground: 4%shrubland 35%tree cover 30%grassland 13%cropland 13%built-up 5%
west to east, 10.0 km0 to 392 mnorth to south, 10.0 km244 to 379 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Elsewhere in AD 634

Battle of Ajnadayn is one of 203 engagements of the 7th century in the atlas and one of 179 in present-day Israel.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q888904, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ajnadayn, revision 1384096808, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.