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battle, major, medieval

Invasion of Banu Qaynuqa

Invasion of Banu Qaynuqa was a battle fought in AD 624 at Medina, in what is now Saudi Arabia. The recorded result: Muslim victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 700.

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FoughtAD 624
WhereMedina, Saudi Arabia24.467N, 39.600E
OutcomeMuslim victory
BelligerentsFirst Islamic StateagainstBanu Qaynuqa

Record

DateAD 624 (year precision)
PlaceMedina, Saudi Arabia
24.467N, 39.600E
KindBattle, medieval
StrengthUnknown700
Commanders
Invasion of Banu QaynuqaInvasion of Banu QaynuqaSiege of MedinaBattle of MedinaBattle of the TrenchBattle of al-HarrahBattle of UhudBattle of al-HarrahBattle of UhudYanbu al Bahr100 km24.467N, 39.600E
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 Invasion of Banu Qaynuqa
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 25 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Invasion of Banu Qaynuqa today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2025-10-19. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025.

The recorded site stands at about 604 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 587 to 963 m, 376 m of relief, hilly country and today it is 78% built-up, 20% bare ground, 2% tree cover.

built-up: 78%bare ground: 20%tree cover: 2%built-up 78%bare ground 20%tree cover 2%
west to east, 10.0 km601 to 759 mnorth to south, 10.0 km593 to 664 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

Contested ground: this site was fought over 6 times between AD 624 and 1916.

Elsewhere in AD 624

Invasion of Banu Qaynuqa is one of 179 engagements of the 7th century in the atlas and one of 71 in present-day Saudi Arabia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3079892, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Banu Qaynuqa, revision 1370739239, 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.