Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Banias: contested ground

The ground around Banias was fought over 3 times between 200 BC and 1967: 2 battles and 1 siege, in 3 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of PaneasBattle of Tel AzaziatBattle of PaniumBattle of PaniumTel AvivDamascusBeirutṬarābulusHaifaNablusNazarethZahlé200 km33.241N, 35.686E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Panium, 200 BCSiege of Paneas, 1157Battle of Tel Azaziat, 1967200 BC1967
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
200 BCBattle of PaniumBaniasFifth Syrian War
May 1157Siege of PaneasBaniasCrusades
9 June 1967Battle of Tel AzaziatTel AzaziatSix-Day War

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.