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contested ground, 9 engagements

Edessa: contested ground

The ground around Edessa was fought over 9 times between AD 163 and 1920: 2 battles and 7 sieges, in 7 different wars. All 9 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of EdessaSiege of EdessaSiege of EdessaSiege of EdessaSiege of EdessaSiege of EdessaUrfa ResistanceBattle of UrfaBattle of EdessaBattle of EdessaAleppoGaziantepDiyarbakırMalatyaBatmanİskenderunAdıyamanAr Raqqah200 km37.150N, 38.796E
9 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Edessa, AD 163Siege of Edessa, AD 165Battle of Edessa, AD 260Siege of Edessa, AD 544Siege of Edessa, AD 610Siege of Edessa, 1144Siege of Edessa, 1146Urfa Resistance, 1915Battle of Urfa, 1920AD 1631920
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
AD 163Siege of EdessaEdessaRoman–Parthian War of 161–166
AD 165Siege of EdessaEdessaRoman–Parthian War of 161–166
AD 260Battle of EdessaEdessaRoman–Sasanian wars
AD 544Siege of EdessaEdessaLazic War
AD 610Siege of EdessaEdessaByzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628
28 November 1144Siege of EdessaEdessaCrusades
September 1146Siege of EdessaEdessaCrusades
29 September 1915Urfa ResistanceŞanlıurfaArmenian Genocide
9 February 1920Battle of UrfaŞanlıurfaFranco-Turkish 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.