siege, medieval

Siege of Haifa

Name: Siege of Haifa
Location: Haifa, Israel

Siege of Haifa was a siege conducted in 1100 at Haifa, in what is now Israel. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Haifa. It was part of the Venetian expedition to the Levant, which ran from 1099 to 1100. The recorded result: Crusader victory.

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Fought1100

WhereHaifa, Israel32.819N, 34.999E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeCrusader victory

Belligerents18px Kingdom of Jerusalem; Republic of Veniceagainst18px Fatimid Caliphate

Casualties and lossesHeavyandHeavy, defenders and civilians massacred

Part ofVenetian expedition to the Levant1099 to 1100

Record

Date	1100 (year precision) to 1100
Place	Haifa, Israel 32.819N, 34.999E
Kind	Siege, medieval
Territorial change	Lordship of Haifa was created
Casualties and losses	Heavy	Heavy, defenders and civilians massacred
Commanders	Tancred of Galilee Dagobert of Pisa Enrico Contarini

Placed at Haifa; 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 Haifa 1918, 1.5 km W
Battle of Haifa 1948, 2.3 km W
Fall of Haifa 1265, 2.6 km SW
Siege of Acre 1948, 14 km NE
Siege of Acre 1799, 14 km NE

Elsewhere in 1100

Siege of Haifa is one of 334 engagements of the 11th century in the atlas and one of 179 in present-day Israel.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q137785638, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Haifa (1100), revision 1370741738, 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.