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Battle of Khaybar

Battle of Khaybar was a battle fought in AD 628 at Khaybar, in what is now Saudi Arabia. It was part of battles of Muhammad. The recorded result: Muslim victory. Recorded strength: 1,400 – 1,600 against 10,000 (Jews); 4,000 (Ghatafan).

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The Battle of Khaybar
The Battle of Khaybar. Major Sykes, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtAD 628
WhereKhaybar, Saudi Arabia25.699N, 39.292E
OutcomeMuslim victory
BelligerentsFirst Islamic StateagainstKhaybar Jews; Banu Nadir; Banu Ghatafan; Banu Fazara
Casualties and losses~20 killed; 50 woundedand93 killed
Part ofbattles of Muhammad

Where it sits in battles of Muhammad

Invasion of Dumatul Jandal, AD 626Battle of Khaybar, AD 628Battle of Hunayn, AD 630AD 626AD 630Battle of Khaybar, AD 628
3 placed engagements of battles of Muhammad in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 628 (year precision)
PlaceKhaybar, Saudi Arabia
25.699N, 39.292E
KindBattle, medieval
Territorial changeMuhammad's followers capture the oasis of Khaybar
Strength1,400 – 1,60010,000 (Jews); 4,000 (Ghatafan)
Casualties and losses~20 killed; 50 wounded93 killed
Commanders
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Battle of KhaybarBattle of KhaybarSiege of UthmanBattle of AbraqBattle of UhudBattle of the TrenchInvasion of Banu QaynuqaSiege of UthmanBattle of AbraqBattle of Uhud100 km25.699N, 39.292E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Khaybar
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 25 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Khaybar today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2024-09-30. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024.

The recorded site stands at about 756 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 669 to 1,056 m, 387 m of relief, hilly country and today it is 86% bare ground, 10% built-up.

bare ground: 86%built-up: 10%bare ground 86%built-up 10%
west to east, 10.0 km734 to 995 mnorth to south, 10.0 km731 to 767 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Elsewhere in AD 628

Battle of Khaybar is one of 203 engagements of the 7th century in the atlas and one of 86 in present-day Saudi Arabia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q565661, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Khaybar, revision 1381125542, 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.