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Siege of Babylon Fortress

Siege of Babylon Fortress was a siege conducted in April AD 640 at Babylon Fortress, 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: Muslim victory. Recorded strength: 12,000 against Unknown.

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Babylon Tower of the Coptic Quarter, (Cairo, Egypt).
Babylon Tower of the Coptic Quarter, (Cairo, Egypt).. Néfermaât, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtApril AD 640
WhereBabylon Fortress, Egypt30.006N, 31.230E
OutcomeMuslim victory
BelligerentsRashidun CaliphateagainstByzantine 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 Babylon Fortress, AD 640
8 placed engagements of the Arab conquest of Egypt in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateApril AD 640 (month precision)
to November AD 640
PlaceBabylon Fortress, Egypt
30.006N, 31.230E
KindSiege, medieval
Strength12,000Unknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
Siege of Babylon FortressSiege of Babylon FortressBattle of al-BabeinSiege of CairoCapture of CairoBattle of GhamraBattle of the PyramidsBattle of GhamraAlexandriaSuezEl FaiyumIsmaïliaEl MansuraDamanhûrBeni SuefTanta100 km30.006N, 31.230E
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 6 times between AD 632 and 1801.

In the same war

Elsewhere in AD 640

Siege of Babylon Fortress 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 Q48795853, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Babylon Fortress, revision 1380823148, 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.