Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 5 engagements

Tiberias: contested ground

The ground around Tiberias was fought over 5 times between AD 67 and 1742: 1 battle and 4 sieges, in 3 different wars. All 5 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of GabaraSiege of JaphaSiege of TiberiasSieges of TiberiasBattle of HattinBattle of HattinTel AvivDamascusBeirutAmmanJerusalemHaifaNablusNazareth200 km32.782N, 35.508E
5 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Gabara, AD 67Siege of Japha, AD 67Siege of Tiberias, 1187Battle of Hattin, 1187Sieges of Tiberias, 1742AD 671742
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
AD 67Siege of GabaraArrabaFirst Jewish-Roman War
May AD 67Siege of JaphaGalileeFirst Jewish-Roman War
2 July 1187Siege of TiberiasTiberiasCrusades
3 July 1187Battle of HattinHorns of HattinCrusades
September 1742Sieges of TiberiasTiberiasZahir al Umar's revolt

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.