Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 5 engagements

Damascus: contested ground

The ground around Damascus was fought over 5 times between AD 634 and 1941: 2 battles and 3 sieges, in 4 different wars. All 5 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of DamascusSiege of DamascusCapture of DamascusBattle of DamascusSiege of DamascusSiege of DamascusBeirutHomsṬarābulusHaifaNazarethZahléAs SuwaydaTadmur200 km33.510N, 36.296E
5 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Damascus, AD 634Siege of Damascus, 1078Siege of Damascus, 1148Capture of Damascus, 1918Battle of Damascus, 1941AD 6341941
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
AD 634Siege of DamascusDamascusMuslim conquest of the Levant
1078Siege of DamascusDamascus
28 July 1148Siege of DamascusDamascusSecond Crusade
26 September 1918Capture of DamascusDamascusWorld War I
18 June 1941Battle of DamascusDamascusWorld War II

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.