Atlas of Battles

country, 139 engagements

Battles in Syria

139 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Syria: 91 battles, 43 sieges and 5 campaigns between 1501 BC and 1981. The wars with most engagements here: Crusades (25), Muslim conquest of the Levant (12), Mongol invasions of the Levant (8), Arab–Byzantine wars (7).

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Battle of ApameiaSiege of DapurBattle of NihriyaDestruction of UgaritSiege of ArpadBattle of QarqarBattle of HamathCapture of ArwadSiege of ApameaBattle of ApameaBattle of Mount GindarusSiege of GamalaBattle of Dura-EuroposSiege of Dura-EuroposBattle of ResaenaSiege of Dura-EuroposBattle of BarbalissosSiege of EmesaBattle of EmesaPalmyrene WarSiege of PalmyraBattle of CarrhaeBattle of ThannurisBattle of CallinicumYawm HalimaBattle of ApameaBattle of Marj RahitBattle of al-QaryataynBattle of al-YaqusahBattle of Marj al-DibajSiege of EmesaBattle of HazirSiege of AleppoSiege of EmesaSiege of RaqqaBattle of Marj al-RahitBattle of Ayn al-WardaSack of AleppoCapture of DamascusSiege of AleppoSiege of AleppoBattle of the OrontesBattle of ApameaSiege of AleppoBattle of AzazLaodikeia CampaignBattle of al-FunaydiqSiege of ManbijSiege of DamascusBattle of KurzahilBattle of Ain SalmBattle of al-BarâSiege of Ma'arraBattle of AkkumBattle of ManbijBattle of ShaizarBattle of SarminBattle of HabBattle of ManbijSiege of AleppoBattle of AzazBattle of al-AtharibSiege of Hama (1130)Battle of RafaniyyaBattle of QinnasrinBattle of Ba'rinSiege of AleppoSiege of ShaizarBattle of BosraSiege of DamascusBattle of MezzehBattle of InabSiege of ShaizarBattle of HarimSiege of DamascusSiege of HaremBattle of the Horns of HamaBattle of HamaSiege of AleppoSiege of LaodiceaSiege of Al-ShughurSiege of Sahyun CastleSiege of DamascusBattle of HamaCapture of DamascusSiege of AleppoFirst Battle of HomsFall of Krak des ChevaliersSecond Battle of HomsSiege of MargatBattle of Wadi al-KhaznadarCapture of DamascusFall of RuadBattle of AleppoBattle of Marj al-SaffarSiege of Al-RahbaBattle of AleppoBattle of AleppoSiege of DamascusCapture of AleppoCapture of DamascusSyrian campaigns of Ali BeyBattle of HimsCapture of DamascusBattle of DaraaCharge at KaukabCharge at KisweCharge at Khan AyashBattle of AleppoCharge at HaritanCapture of DamascusBattle of SalkhadBattle of al-KafrBattle of al-MazraaBattle of al-MusayfirahBattle of DamascusBattle of KissouéBattle of DamascusBattle of PalmyraBattle of Deir ez-ZorThird Battle of Mount HermonFirst Battle of Mount HermonBattle of LatakiaSecond Battle of Mount HermonOperation Gown1973 al-Mazzah Airport RaidSiege of AleppoSack of BostraBattle of KadeshBattle of QarqarSiege of DamascusBattle of YarmoukBattle of SiffinBattle of Ager SanguinisBattle of Marj DabiqBattle of MaysalunBattle of KadeshBattle of QarqarSiege of DamascusBattle of YarmoukBattle of SiffinBattle of Ager SanguinisBattle of Marj DabiqBattle of MaysalunTel AvivBeirutNicosiaMosulAdanaHomsṬarābulusHaifaTarsusHamah500 km34.530N, 38.235E
139 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by century

1501 BC: 1 engagements1301 BC: 3 engagements1201 BC: 1 engagements901 BC: 1 engagements801 BC: 2 engagements701 BC: 1 engagements201 BC: 1 engagements101 BC: 3 engagements1 BC: 1 engagementsAD 100: 1 engagementsAD 200: 9 engagementsAD 500: 4 engagementsAD 600: 15 engagementsAD 900: 7 engagements1000: 10 engagements1100: 30 engagements30 in 11001200: 9 engagements1300: 5 engagements1400: 3 engagements1500: 3 engagements1700: 1 engagements1800: 1 engagements1900: 26 engagements1501 BC1900
138 dated engagements, one bar per century, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 30 with pages

Contested ground 9

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
about 1501 BCBattle of ApameiaApamea
May 1274 BCBattle of KadeshKadesh
1271 BCSiege of DapurSyria
1237 BCBattle of NihriyaBalikh River
1185 BCDestruction of UgaritUgaritQ101313
853 BCBattle of QarqarTell QarqurAssyrian conquest of Aram
743 BCSiege of ArpadArpadUrartu–Assyria War of 714
720 BCBattle of QarqarQarqar
605 BCBattle of HamathHama
190 BCCapture of ArwadArwadSyrian Wars
45 BCSiege of ApameaApameaCaesar's Civil War
40 BCBattle of ApameaApameaRoman–Parthian Wars
38 BCBattle of Mount GindarusJandairisRoman–Parthian Wars
August AD 67Siege of GamalaGamlaFirst Jewish-Roman War
AD 165Battle of Dura-EuroposDura-EuroposRoman–Parthian War of 161–166
20 April AD 239Siege of Dura-EuroposDura-EuroposRoman–Sasanian wars
AD 243Battle of ResaenaRhesainaRoman–Sasanian wars
the AD 250sSiege of Dura-EuroposDura-EuroposRoman–Sasanian wars
AD 252Battle of BarbalissosBarbalissosRoman–Sasanian wars
AD 253Siege of EmesaEmesaRoman–Sasanian wars
AD 272Battle of EmesaHomsPalmyrene War
AD 272Palmyrene WarPalmyrene EmpireCampaigns of Aurelian
AD 272Siege of PalmyraPalmyraPalmyrene War
AD 296Battle of CarrhaeHarranSasanian campaigns of Galerius
AD 528Battle of ThannurisTell TuneinirIberian War
19 April AD 531Battle of CallinicumNikephorionIberian War
AD 554Yawm HalimaQinnasrinLazic War
AD 573Battle of ApameaApameaByzantine–Sassanid War of 572–591
AD 634Siege of DamascusDamascusMuslim conquest of the Levant
24 April AD 634Battle of Marj RahitMarj RahitMuslim conquest of the Levant
May AD 634Battle of BosraBosraMuslim conquest of the Levant
May AD 634Battle of al-QaryataynSyriaMuslim conquest of the Levant
July AD 634Battle of al-YaqusahQ12195000Muslim conquest of the Levant
AD 634Battle of Marj al-DibajAn-Nusayriyah MountainsMuslim conquest of the Levant
November AD 635Siege of EmesaEmesaMuslim conquest of the Levant
15 August AD 636Battle of YarmoukYarmukMuslim conquest of the Levant
May AD 637Battle of HazirQinnasrinMuslim conquest of the Levant
July AD 637Siege of AleppoAleppoMuslim conquest of the Levant
AD 638Siege of EmesaEmesaMuslim conquest of the Levant
AD 639Siege of RaqqaRaqqaMuslim conquest of the Levant
21 July AD 657Battle of SiffinSiffinFirst Fitna
18 August AD 684Battle of Marj al-RahitMarj RahitSecond Fitna
December AD 684Battle of Ayn al-WardaRas al-AynSecond Fitna
22 December AD 962Sack of AleppoAleppoArab–Byzantine wars
AD 971Capture of DamascusDamascusQarmatian Wars
AD 977Siege of AleppoCitadel of Aleppo
15 August AD 978Battle of TawahinAl-Tawahin
AD 994Siege of AleppoAleppoArab–Byzantine wars
15 September AD 994Battle of the OrontesOrontes RiverArab–Byzantine wars
19 July AD 998Battle of ApameaApameaArab–Byzantine wars
1024Siege of AleppoAleppo
8 August 1030Battle of AzazAzazArab–Byzantine wars
1050Laodikeia CampaignLaodiceaArab–Byzantine wars
30 August 1060Battle of al-FunaydiqTell Sultan
1075Siege of ManbijManbijArab–Byzantine wars
1078Siege of DamascusDamascus
1085Battle of KurzahilAleppo
1086Battle of Ain SalmAleppo
1098Battle of al-BarâBaraFirst Crusade
November 1098Siege of Ma'arraMa'arrat Nu'manFirst Crusade
1108Battle of AkkumAkkumCrusades
1108Battle of ManbijManbij
13 September 1111Battle of ShaizarShaizarCrusades
14 September 1115Battle of SarminSarminCrusades
28 June 1119Battle of Ager SanguinisSarmadaCrusades
1119Battle of HabBerjhabCrusades
1124Battle of ManbijManbijCrusades
6 October 1124Siege of AleppoAleppoCrusades
11 June 1125Battle of AzazAzazCrusades
1130Battle of al-AtharibAtaribCrusades
1130Siege of Hama (1130)Hama
1133Battle of RafaniyyaRhaphanaeaCrusades
1135Battle of QinnasrinQinnasrinCrusades
1 August 1137Battle of Ba'rinBa'rinCrusades
1138Siege of AleppoAleppoCrusades
28 April 1138Siege of ShaizarShaizarCrusades
1147Battle of BosraBosraSecond Crusade
28 July 1148Siege of DamascusDamascusSecond Crusade
1148Battle of MezzehMezzehSecond Crusade
29 June 1149Battle of InabInabCrusades
October 1157Siege of ShaizarShaizarCrusades
12 August 1164Battle of HarimHaremCrusades
1174Siege of DamascusDamascus
1175Siege of HaremHarem
1175Battle of the Horns of HamaHama
1178Battle of HamaHamaCrusades
1183Siege of AleppoAleppo
1188Siege of LaodiceaLatakiaCrusades
1188Siege of Al-ShughurQalaat al-ShaghurCrusades
1188Siege of Sahyun CastleCitadel of Salah Ed-DinCrusades
1229Siege of DamascusDamascus
1230Battle of HamaHamaCrusades
1260Capture of DamascusDamascusMongol invasions of the Levant
18 January 1260Siege of AleppoAleppoMongol invasions of the Levant
10 December 1260First Battle of HomsHoms
3 March 1271Fall of Krak des ChevaliersKrak des ChevaliersCrusades
29 October 1281Second Battle of HomsHomsMongol invasions of the Levant
1285Siege of MargatMargatCrusades
22 December 1299Battle of Wadi al-KhaznadarHomsMongol invasions of the Levant
1300Capture of DamascusDamascusMongol invasions of the Levant
1302Fall of RuadArwadCrusades
1303Battle of AleppoAleppoMongol invasions of the Levant
20 April 1303Battle of Marj al-SaffarGhabaghibMongol invasions of the Levant
1312Siege of Al-RahbaQalʿat ar-RahbaMongol invasions of the Levant
1400Battle of AleppoAleppo
1400Battle of AleppoAleppoTimurid conquests and invasions
November 1400Siege of DamascusDamascusTimurid conquests and invasions
24 August 1516Battle of Marj DabiqDabiqOttoman–Mamluk War of 1516–17
1516Capture of AleppoAleppoOttoman–Mamluk War of 1516–17
1516Capture of DamascusDamascusOttoman–Mamluk War of 1516–17
1770Syrian campaigns of Ali BeyDamascus eyaletZahir al Umar's revolt
1832Battle of HimsHomsFirst Egyptian-Ottoman War
26 September 1918Capture of DamascusDamascusWorld War I
1918Battle of DaraaDaraaArab Revolt
30 September 1918Charge at KaukabKawkabWorld War I
30 September 1918Charge at KisweWorld War I
2 October 1918Charge at Khan AyashWorld War I
25 October 1918Battle of AleppoAleppoWorld War I
26 October 1918Charge at HaritanHuraytanWorld War I
24 July 1920Battle of MaysalunMaysalunFranco-Syrian War
1920Capture of DamascusDamascusFranco-Syrian War
19 July 1925Battle of SalkhadSalkhadGreat Syrian Revolt
22 July 1925Battle of al-KafrAl-KafrGreat Syrian Revolt
2 August 1925Battle of al-MazraaAl-MazraaGreat Syrian Revolt
17 September 1925Battle of al-MusayfirahAl-MusayfirahGreat Syrian Revolt
1925Battle of DamascusDamascusGreat Syrian Revolt
15 June 1941Battle of KissouéAl-KiswahWorld War II
18 June 1941Battle of DamascusDamascusWorld War II
1 July 1941Battle of PalmyraPalmyraWorld War II
3 July 1941Battle of Deir ez-ZorDeir ez-ZorWorld War II
1973Third Battle of Mount HermonMount HermonYom Kippur War
1973First Battle of Mount HermonMount HermonYom Kippur War
7 October 1973Battle of LatakiaLatakiaYom Kippur War
8 October 1973Second Battle of Mount HermonMount HermonYom Kippur War
1973Operation GownAl-QutayfahYom Kippur War
19731973 al-Mazzah Airport RaidMezzeh Military AirportYom Kippur War
1974War of Attrition in the Bashan SalientMiddle EastYom Kippur War
February 1981Siege of AleppoAleppoIslamist revolution in Syria
date unknownSack of BostraBosraCrisis of the Third Century

Borders are those of today; the states that fought are named on each page.