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Battle of Tarafiyah

Battle of Tarafiyah was a battle fought on 24 September 1907 at Tarafiyah, in what is now Saudi Arabia. It was part of the Saudi–Rashidi War, which ran from 1903 to 1907. The recorded result: Emirate of Riyadh victory. Recorded strength: 12,000 against 10,000.

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Fought24 September 1907
WhereTarafiyah, Saudi Arabia26.365N, 43.976E
OutcomeEmirate of Riyadh victory
Belligerents22px Al Rashid; Mutayr; Rebel Qassim region; Ottoman Empireagainstborder|22px Emirate of Riyadh; Otaibah tribe
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofSaudi–Rashidi War1903 to 1907

Where it sits in the Saudi–Rashidi War

Battle of Unaizah, 1904Battle of Bekeriyah, 1904Battle of Shinanah, 1904Battle of Rawdat Muhanna, 1906Battle of Tarafiyah, 190719041907Battle of Tarafiyah, 1907
5 placed engagements of the Saudi–Rashidi War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date24 September 1907
PlaceTarafiyah, Saudi Arabia
26.365N, 43.976E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength12,00010,000
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Sultan bin Hamoud Al Rashid
  • Faisal al-Dawish
  • Muhammad Abdullah Abalkhail
  • Al-Qassim Province
Battle of TarafiyahBattle of TarafiyahBattle of BekeriyahBattle of SarifBattle of ShinanahBattle of BekeriyahBattle of SarifBattle of Shinanah100 km26.365N, 43.976E
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Battle of Tarafiyah 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 Q4872507, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tarafiyah (1907), revision 1370590554, 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.