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Siege of Alexandria

Siege of Alexandria was a siege conducted in February AD 641 at Alexandria, in what is now Egypt. It was part of the Arab conquest of Egypt, which ran from AD 639 to AD 642. The recorded result: Rashidun victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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FoughtFebruary AD 641
WhereAlexandria, Egypt31.200N, 29.917E
OutcomeRashidun victory
BelligerentsRashidun CaliphateagainstEastern Roman Empire
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofArab conquest of EgyptAD 639 to AD 642

Where it sits in the Arab conquest of Egypt

Siege of Pelusium, AD 639Siege of Memphis, AD 639Siege of Bilbeis, AD 640Siege of Babylon Fortress, AD 640Battle of Heliopolis, AD 640Battle of Sebennytos, AD 641Siege of Alexandria, AD 641Battle of Nikiou, AD 646AD 639AD 646Siege of Alexandria, AD 641
8 placed engagements of the Arab conquest of Egypt in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateFebruary AD 641 (month precision)
to August AD 641
PlaceAlexandria, Egypt
31.200N, 29.917E
KindSiege, medieval
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 8 times between 47 BC and 1941.

In the same war

Elsewhere in AD 641

Siege of Alexandria is one of 179 engagements of the 7th century in the atlas and one of 110 in present-day Egypt.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q815105, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Alexandria (641), revision 1372602700, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.