siege, medieval

Siege of Baalbek

Name: Siege of Baalbek
Location: Lebanon

Siege of Baalbek was a siege conducted in 1139 in what is now Lebanon. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. The recorded result: Zengid victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought1139

WhereLebanon34.015N, 36.201E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeZengid victory

BelligerentsZengidsagainstBurids

Casualties and lossesUnknownandHeavy losses, garrison massacred

Record

Date	1139 (year precision)
Place	Lebanon 34.015N, 36.201E
Kind	Siege, medieval
Strength	Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Heavy losses, garrison massacred
Commanders	Imad al-Din Zengi

Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of al-Buqaia 1163, 5.1 km W
Battle of Qnat 1980, 39 km NW
Battle of Anjar 1623, 43 km SW
Battle of Maysalun 1920, 48 km S
Charge at Khan Ayash 1918, 49 km SE

Elsewhere in 1139

Siege of Baalbek is one of 438 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 56 in present-day Lebanon.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q113554889, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Baalbek, revision 1370739110, 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.