Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 6 engagements

Tyre: contested ground

The ground around Tyre was fought over 6 times between 586 BC and 1243: 6 sieges, in 5 different wars. All 6 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of TyreSiege of TyreSiege of TyreSiege of TyreSiege of TyreSiege of TyreSiege of TyreTel AvivDamascusBeirutṬarābulusHaifaNablusNazarethZahlé200 km33.268N, 35.199E
6 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Tyre, 586 BCSiege of Tyre, 332 BCSiege of Tyre, 314 BCSiege of Tyre, 1124Siege of Tyre, 1187Siege of Tyre, 1243586 BC1243
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
586 BCSiege of TyreTyre
January 332 BCSiege of TyreTyreWars of Alexander the Great
314 BCSiege of TyreTyreThird War of the Diadochi
1124Siege of TyreTyreCrusader–Fatimid Wars
12 November 1187Siege of TyreTyreCrusades
June 1243Siege of TyreTyreWar of the Lombards

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.