Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 6 engagements

Cairo: contested ground

The ground around Cairo was fought over 6 times between AD 632 and 1801: 3 battles and 3 sieges, in 5 different wars. All 6 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of GhamraSiege of Babylon FortressBattle of al-BabeinCapture of CairoSiege of CairoBattle of the PyramidsBattle of the PyramidsAlexandriaBur SaidSuezEl FaiyumGizaIsmaïliaEl MansuraDamanhûr200 km30.051N, 31.228E
6 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Ghamra, AD 632Siege of Babylon Fortress, AD 640Battle of al-Babein, 1167Capture of Cairo, 1517Battle of the Pyramids, 1798Siege of Cairo, 1801AD 6321801
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
August AD 632Battle of GhamraḤaʼil ProvinceRidda Wars
April AD 640Siege of Babylon FortressBabylon FortressArab conquest of Egypt
18 March 1167Battle of al-BabeinGizaCrusades
27 January 1517Capture of CairoCairoOttoman–Mamluk War of 1516–17
21 July 1798Battle of the PyramidsImbabaFrench Revolutionary Wars
May 1801Siege of CairoCairoFrench Revolutionary Wars

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.