Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Sinop: contested ground

The ground around Sinop was fought over 3 times between 71 BC and 1853: 2 sieges and 1 naval action, in 3 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of SinopeSiege of SinopeBattle of SinopBattle of SinopSamsunZonguldakOrduBafraKarabükGiresunKastamonu200 km42.025N, 35.150E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Sinope, 71 BCSiege of Sinope, 1214Battle of Sinop, 185371 BC1853
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
71 BCSiege of SinopeSinopThird Mithridatic War
1 November 1214Siege of SinopeSinopByzantine–Seljuq Wars
30 November 1853Battle of SinopSinopCrimean 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.