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Battle of Dhu Qar

Battle of Dhu Qar was a battle fought in AD 609 at Dhi Qar Governorate, in what is now Iraq. The recorded result: Arab victory.

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FoughtAD 609
WhereDhi Qar Governorate, Iraq30.108N, 44.945E
OutcomeArab victory
BelligerentsSasanian Empire; Imperial Persian units; Banu Tayy; Banu Taghlib; Banu Iyad (Pro-Sasanian faction)againstArab tribal coalition; Banu Bakr; Banu Shayban; Banu Ijl; Banu Yashkur; Banu Dhuhl; Taym Allah; Banu Qays ibn Tha'labah; Banu Tamim

Record

DateAD 609 (year precision)
PlaceDhi Qar Governorate, Iraq
30.108N, 44.945E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength2,000 Persian soldiers, with 3,000 Arabs
Commanders
  • Iyas ibn Qabisah al-Ta'i
Battle of Dhu QarBattle of Dhu QarBattle of Al BusayyahBattle of Al-RakhimaBattle for Jalibah AirfieldBattle of Al-RakhimaBattle for Jalibah AirfieldAn NasiriyahAs SamawahRafha100 km30.108N, 44.945E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Dhu Qar
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 5 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Dhu Qar today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2025-08-20. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025.

The recorded site stands at about 274 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 259 to 287 m, 28 m of relief, flat country and today it is 100% bare ground.

bare ground: 100%bare ground 100%
west to east, 10.0 km270 to 278 mnorth to south, 10.0 km267 to 282 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Dhu Qar is one of 179 engagements of the 7th century in the atlas and one of 173 in present-day Iraq.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2888408, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Dhu Qar, revision 1384186540, 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.