battle, First World War

Battle of Taif

Name: Battle of Taif
Start: 1916-06-10
Location: Ta'if, Saudi Arabia

Battle of Taif was a battle fought on 10 June 1916 at Ta'if, in what is now Saudi Arabia; it lasted 3 months. The recorded result: Arab victory. Recorded strength: ~7,000+; supported by British-supplied artillery against 1,200–3,000 (military and civilian inhabitants).

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Fought10 June 1916lasted 3 months

WhereTa'if, Saudi Arabia21.267N, 40.417E

OutcomeArab victory

BelligerentsKingdom of Hejaz; British Empire; Sultanate of EgyptagainstOttoman Empire

Casualties and lossesUnknownandMost surrendered

Record

Date	10 June 1916 to 23 September 1916
Place	Ta'if, Saudi Arabia 21.267N, 40.417E
Kind	Battle, First World War
Strength	~7,000+; supported by British-supplied artillery	1,200–3,000 (military and civilian inhabitants)
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Most surrendered
Commanders	Abdullah I of Jordan Faajir bin Sheliweh al-'Atawi	Ahmed Tevfik Pasha

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Ta'if AD 630, same recorded site
Battle of Hunayn AD 630, 48 km NW
Aksumite siege of Mecca AD 570, 64 km W
Battle of Mecca 1924, 64 km W
Battle of Mecca 1813, 64 km W

Elsewhere in 1916

Battle of Taif is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 86 in present-day Saudi Arabia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3695659, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Taif (1916), revision 1370590389, 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.