battle, notable, ancient

Battle of Nihriya

Name: Battle of Nihriya
Location: Balikh River, Syria

Battle of Nihriya was a battle fought in 1237 BC at Balikh River, in what is now Syria. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Balikh River. The recorded result: Assyrian victory.

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Fought1237 BC

WhereBalikh River, Syria35.890N, 39.147E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeAssyrian victory

BelligerentsHittitesagainstAssyria

Record

Date	1237 BC (year precision)
Place	Balikh River, Syria 35.890N, 39.147E
Kind	Battle, ancient
Commanders	Tudhaliya IV	Shalmaneser I Tukulti-Ninurta I

Placed at Balikh River; 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 Siffin AD 657, 13 km NW
Battle of Callinicum AD 531, 13 km NW
Siege of Harran 609 BC, 109 km N
Battle of Carrhae 53 BC, 109 km N
Battle of Harran 1104, 109 km N

Battle of Nihriya is one of 8 engagements of the 13th century BC in the atlas and one of 139 in present-day Syria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q906834, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Nihriya, revision 1382672607, 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.