battle, major, ancient
Battle of Nisibis
Battle of Nisibis was a battle fought in AD 217 at Nusaybin, in what is now Turkey. It was part of the Parthian War of Caracalla, which ran from AD 216 to AD 217. The recorded result: Parthian victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.
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Record
| Date | AD 217 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Nusaybin, Turkey 37.067N, 41.217E | |
| Kind | Battle, ancient | |
| Strength | Unknown | Unknown |
| Casualties and losses | Heavy | Heavy |
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The ground today
The recorded site stands at about 474 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 426 to 558 m, 133 m of relief, gently rolling country and today it is 56% built-up, 27% cropland, 14% grassland.
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 Nisibis AD 541, 1.0 km N
- Siege of Nisibis AD 252, 1.8 km N
- Siege of Nisibis AD 235, 1.8 km N
- Siege of Nisibis AD 573, 1.8 km N
- Siege of Nisibis AD 337, 1.8 km N
Contested ground: this site was fought over 8 times between 68 BC and AD 573.
Battle of Nisibis is one of 85 engagements of the 3rd century in the atlas and one of 622 in present-day Turkey.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2588587, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Nisibis (217), revision 1375475213, 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.