Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Hiribya: contested ground

The ground around Hiribya was fought over 3 times between 1244 and 1948: 3 battles, in 2 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of Yad MordechaiBeit Hanoun wedgeBattle of ForbieBattle of ForbieTel AvivAmmanJerusalemBur SaidGaza CityIsmaïliaDumyatNablus200 km31.579N, 34.547E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Forbie, 1244Battle of Yad Mordechai, 1948Beit Hanoun wedge, 194812441948
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
17 October 1244Battle of ForbieHiribyaCrusades
1948Battle of Yad MordechaiYad Mordechai1948 Arab–Israeli War
15 October 1948Beit Hanoun wedge

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.