Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 7 engagements

Aleppo: contested ground

The ground around Aleppo was fought over 7 times between AD 637 and 1981: 2 battles and 5 sieges, in 6 different wars. All 7 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Sack of AleppoSiege of AleppoSiege of AleppoSiege of AleppoBattle of AleppoSiege of AleppoSiege of AleppoSiege of AleppoAdanaGaziantepŞanlıurfaTarsusHamahDayr az ZawrİskenderunAr Raqqah200 km36.203N, 37.156E
7 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Aleppo, AD 637Sack of Aleppo, AD 962Siege of Aleppo, AD 994Siege of Aleppo, 1124Siege of Aleppo, 1260Battle of Aleppo, 1918Siege of Aleppo, 1981AD 6371981
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
July AD 637Siege of AleppoAleppoMuslim conquest of the Levant
22 December AD 962Sack of AleppoAleppoArab–Byzantine wars
AD 994Siege of AleppoAleppoArab–Byzantine wars
6 October 1124Siege of AleppoAleppoCrusades
18 January 1260Siege of AleppoAleppoMongol invasions of the Levant
25 October 1918Battle of AleppoAleppoWorld War I
February 1981Siege of AleppoAleppoIslamist revolution in Syria

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.