battle, interwar and Second World War

Battle of Sabilla

Name: Battle of Sabilla
Location: Saudi Arabia

Battle of Sabilla was a battle fought in 1929 in what is now Saudi Arabia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Q3938020. The recorded result: Hejaz and Nejd victory. Recorded strength: Between 8,000–10,000 against 30,000.

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Fought1929

WhereSaudi Arabia23.000N, 45.500E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeHejaz and Nejd victory

BelligerentsIkhwanagainstKingdom of Hejaz and Nejd

Casualties and lossesBetween 500–1,000and200

Part ofQ3938020

Where it sits in Q3938020

3 placed engagements of Q3938020 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1929 (year precision) to 1929
Place	Saudi Arabia 23.000N, 45.500E
Kind	Battle, interwar and Second World War
Strength	Between 8,000–10,000	30,000
Casualties and losses	Between 500–1,000	200
Commanders	Sultan bin Bajad al-Otaybi Faisal al-Duwaish	Ibn Saud

Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Dilam 1903, 201 km NE
Battle of Naqra AD 633, 209 km NE
Siege of Diriyah 1818, 222 km NE
Battle of Yamama AD 632, 231 km NE
Battle of Huraymila 1891, 243 km N

In the same war

Before: Battle of Hafr al-Batin 1929
After: Battle of Jabal Shammar 1929

Elsewhere in 1929

Battle of Lahasusu China
Second Battle of Guangzhou People's Republic of China
Siege of Naco Mexico
Battle of Tepatitlán Mexico
Battle of Nanning People's Republic of China

Battle of Sabilla is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 71 in present-day Saudi Arabia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3636603, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Sabilla, revision 1370587905, 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.