battle, medieval

Battle of Tabfarilla

Name: Battle of Tabfarilla
Start: 1056-03-21
Location: Azougui, Mauritania

Battle of Tabfarilla was a battle fought on 21 March 1056 at Azougui, in what is now Mauritania; it lasted 29 days. The recorded result: Godala victory.

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Fought21 March 1056lasted 29 days

WhereAzougui, Mauritania21.062N, 8.305W

OutcomeGodala victory

BelligerentsAlmoravids (Lamtuna); TakruragainstGodala

Record

Date	21 March 1056 to 19 April 1056
Place	Azougui, Mauritania 21.062N, 8.305W
Kind	Battle, medieval
Commanders	Yahya ibn Umar al-Lamtuni

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Zouérat 1977, 466 km NW
Battle of Ain Ben Tili 1976, 556 km N
Battle of Oum Dreyga 1988, 612 km NW
Battle of Guelta Zemmur 1981, 615 km NW
Battles of Farsia and Oum Dreyga 1987, 657 km N

Battle of Tabfarilla is one of 318 engagements of the 11th century in the atlas and one of 7 in present-day Mauritania.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2890092, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tabfarilla, revision 1370275011, 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.