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Battles of the Sinai

Battles of the Sinai was a battle fought in 1948 at Sinai Peninsula, in what is now Egypt; it ran into the following year. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Sinai Peninsula. It was part of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, which ran from 1948 to 1949. The recorded result: Israeli withdrawal from Sinai.

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Original Description: WAR OF INDEPENDENCE. OPERATION HOREV. TWO IDF SOLDIERS CROSSING THE EL ABU AGHEILA BRIDGE IN EGYPT.
Original Description: WAR OF INDEPENDENCE. OPERATION HOREV. TWO IDF SOLDIERS CROSSING THE EL ABU AGHEILA BRIDGE IN EGYPT.. Israeli GPO photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1948ran into the following year
WhereSinai Peninsula, Egypt29.500N, 34.000E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeIsraeli withdrawal from Sinai
BelligerentsEgyptagainstIsrael
Part of1948 Arab–Israeli War1948 to 1949

Where it sits in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War

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19 placed engagements of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1948 (year precision)
to 1949
PlaceSinai Peninsula, Egypt
29.500N, 34.000E
KindBattle, Cold War
Battles of the SinaiBattles of the SinaiRaid on Bir el HassanaRaid on Nekhl19th Battalion Night Post BattleBattle of Marsa TalamatBattle of SuezRaid on Bir el HassanaRaid on Nekhl19th Battalion Night Post BattleBattle of Marsa TalamatIsmaïliaMa'an100 km29.500N, 34.000E
Placed at Sinai Peninsula; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1948

Battles of the Sinai is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 110 in present-day Egypt.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4873215, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battles of the Sinai (1948), revision 1371377093, 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.