siege, medieval

Siege of Kelibia

Name: Siege of Kelibia
Location: Kelibia, Tunisia

Siege of Kelibia was a siege conducted in 1148 at Kelibia, in what is now Tunisia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Kelibia. The recorded result: Hilalian victory.

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Fought1148

WhereKelibia, Tunisia36.847N, 11.094E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeHilalian victory

BelligerentsBanu HilalagainstKingdom of Sicily

Record

Date	1148 (year precision)
Place	Kelibia, Tunisia 36.847N, 11.094E
Kind	Siege, medieval
Casualties and losses		Mass losses
Commanders	Muhriz ibn Ziyad	George of Antioch

Placed at Kelibia; 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

Siege of Aspis 255 BC, 0.6 km NE
Battle of Cape Bon 1941, 32 km W
Battle of the Campobasso Convoy 1943, 32 km W
Operation White date unknown, 45 km NE
Operation Collar date unknown, 45 km NE

Elsewhere in 1148

Siege of Kelibia is one of 459 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 133 in present-day Tunisia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q137845231, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Kelibia, revision 1370742412, 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.