Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 8 engagements

Nusaybin: contested ground

The ground around Nusaybin was fought over 8 times between 68 BC and AD 573: 2 battles and 6 sieges, in 6 different wars. All 8 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of NisibisSiege of NisibisSiege of NisibisSiege of NisibisSiege of NisibisBattle of NisibisSiege of NisibisBattle of NisibisBattle of NisibisMosulIrbilŞanlıurfaDiyarbakırBatmanAdıyamanAr RaqqahTall Afar200 km37.080N, 41.217E
8 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Nisibis, 68 BCBattle of Nisibis, AD 217Siege of Nisibis, AD 235Siege of Nisibis, AD 252Siege of Nisibis, AD 326Siege of Nisibis, AD 337Battle of Nisibis, AD 541Siege of Nisibis, AD 57368 BCAD 573
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
68 BCSiege of NisibisNusaybinThird Mithridatic War
AD 217Battle of NisibisNusaybinParthian War of Caracalla
AD 235Siege of NisibisNusaybinRoman–Sasanian wars
AD 252Siege of NisibisNusaybinRoman–Sasanian wars
AD 326Siege of NisibisNusaybinSapor II's Syrian-Mesopotamian campaigns
AD 337Siege of NisibisNusaybinSapor II's Syrian-Mesopotamian campaigns
AD 541Battle of NisibisNusaybinLazic War
AD 573Siege of NisibisNusaybinByzantine–Sassanid War of 572–591

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.