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Siege of Aleppo

Siege of Aleppo was a siege conducted in July AD 637 at Aleppo, in what is now Syria. It was part of the Muslim conquest of the Levant, which ran from AD 633 to AD 640. The recorded result: Rashidun Caliphate victory. Recorded strength: 17,000 against Unknown.

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The Citadel of Aleppo is a large medieval fort in the old city of Aleppo, one of the oldest and largest castles in the world, dates back to the middle of the 3rd millennium BC. Aleppo, Syria.
The Citadel of Aleppo is a large medieval fort in the old city of Aleppo, one of the oldest and largest castles in the world, dates back to the middle of the 3rd millennium BC. Aleppo, Syria.. Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtJuly AD 637
WhereAleppo, Syria36.198N, 37.163E
OutcomeRashidun Caliphate victory
BelligerentsRashidun CaliphateagainstByzantine Empire; Ghassanids
Casualties and lossesMinimalandUnknown but more than Muslims
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 639Siege of Aleppo, AD 637
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

DateJuly AD 637 (month precision)
to September AD 637
PlaceAleppo, Syria
36.198N, 37.163E
KindSiege, medieval
Territorial changeAleppo captured by the Rashidun Caliphate
Strength17,000Unknown
Casualties and lossesMinimalUnknown but more than Muslims
Commanders
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 7 times between AD 637 and 1981.

In the same war

Elsewhere in AD 637

Siege of Aleppo is one of 203 engagements of the 7th century in the atlas and one of 139 in present-day Syria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2563208, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Aleppo (637), revision 1380475861, 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.