battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Khannour

Name: Battle of Khannour
Location: Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Battle of Khannour was a battle fought in 1889 at Emirate of Abu Dhabi, in what is now United Arab Emirates. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The recorded result: Qatari victory. Recorded strength: 50 men against 1,000+ men; 1 Ottoman merchant ship.

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Fought1889

WhereEmirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates23.667N, 54.000E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeQatari victory

BelligerentsAbu DhabiagainstQatar; Supported by: Ottoman Empire

Casualties and losses45 killedandUnknown

Record

Date	1889 (year precision) to 1889
Place	Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 23.667N, 54.000E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	50 men	1,000+ men; 1 Ottoman merchant ship
Casualties and losses	45 killed	Unknown
Commanders	Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan Khalifa bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan	Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani Ahmed bin Muhammed Al Thani

Placed at Emirate of Abu Dhabi; 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

Iraqi attack on USS Stark 1987, 405 km NW
Battle off Hormuz 1625, 415 km NW
Battle of the Gulf of Oman 1554, 432 km E
Siege of Bahrain 1559, 439 km NW
Battle of Dschask 1620, 447 km NE

Elsewhere in 1889

Battle of Khannour is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 5 in present-day United Arab Emirates.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q125496766, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Khannour, revision 1377285581, 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.