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Battle of Daraa

Battle of Daraa was a battle fought in 1918 at Daraa, in what is now Syria. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Daraa. It was part of the Arab Revolt, which ran from 1916 to 1918. The recorded result: Allied victory.

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Fought1918
WhereDaraa, Syria32.625N, 36.106E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeAllied victory
BelligerentsKingdom of Hejaz; British Empire; French Third RepublicagainstOttoman Empire; German Empire
Part ofArab Revolt1916 to 1918

Where it sits in the Arab Revolt

Siege of Medina, 1916Battle of Mecca, 1916Capture of Yanbu, 1916Capture of Wejh, 1917Battle of Aqaba, 1917Battle of Wadi Musa, 1917Battle of Daraa, 191819161918Battle of Daraa, 1918
7 placed engagements of the Arab Revolt in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1918 (year precision)
PlaceDaraa, Syria
32.625N, 36.106E
KindBattle, First World War
Commanders
  • Auda Abu Tayi
  • Nuri al-Said
  • Nuri bin Hazaa Al Shalaan
  • T. E. Lawrence
Battle of DaraaBattle of DaraaBattle of al-MusayfirahBattle of YarmoukBattle of BosraBattle of al-YaqusahSiege of GamalaBattle of YarmoukBattle of BosraBattle of al-YaqusahSiege of GamalaTel AvivDamascusAmmanJerusalemGaza CityNablusAl QunaytirahAz Zarqa100 km32.625N, 36.106E
Placed at Daraa; 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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Battle of Daraa is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 133 in present-day Syria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q22690041, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Daraa (1918), revision 1385605130, 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.