battle, ancient

Battle of Dhat Irq

Name: Battle of Dhat Irq
Location: Hejaz, Saudi Arabia

Battle of Dhat Irq was a battle fought in 599 BC at Hejaz, in what is now Saudi Arabia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Hejaz. The recorded result: Babylonian victory; Annexing the Arabian Peninsula to the Babylonian Empire.

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Fought599 BC

WhereHejaz, Saudi Arabia23.504N, 40.860E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeBabylonian victory; Annexing the Arabian Peninsula to the Babylonian Empire

BelligerentsNeo-Babylonian EmpireagainstArab tribes living in the Hijaz

Record

Date	599 BC (year precision)
Place	Hejaz, Saudi Arabia 23.504N, 40.860E
Kind	Battle, ancient
Commanders	Nebuchadnezzar II	Adnan

Placed at Hejaz; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of al-Harrah AD 683, 164 km NW
Invasion of Banu Qaynuqa AD 624, 167 km NW
Siege of Medina 1916, 167 km NW
Battle of Medina 1812, 167 km NW
Battle of the Trench AD 627, 167 km NW

Battle of Dhat Irq is one of 31 engagements of the 6th century BC in the atlas and one of 86 in present-day Saudi Arabia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q125496067, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Dhat Irq, revision 1378907717, 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.