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contested ground, 9 engagements

Gaza City: contested ground

The ground around Gaza City was fought over 9 times between 720 BC and 1948: 6 battles and 3 sieges, in 5 different wars. All 9 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of GazaBattle of GazaSiege of GazaBattle of GazaFirst Battle of GazaSecond Battle of GazaThird Battle of GazaBattle of Be'erot YitzhakSiege of GazaSiege of GazaTel AvivAmmanJerusalemBur SaidIsmaïliaEl MansuraDumyatNablus200 km31.502N, 34.467E
9 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Gaza, 720 BCSiege of Gaza, 332 BCBattle of Gaza, 312 BCSiege of Gaza, 1170Battle of Gaza, 1280First Battle of Gaza, 1917Second Battle of Gaza, 1917Third Battle of Gaza, 1917Battle of Be'erot Yitzhak, 1948720 BC1948
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
720 BCSiege of GazaGaza City
October 332 BCSiege of GazaGaza CityWars of Alexander the Great
312 BCBattle of GazaGaza CityThird War of the Diadochi
1170Siege of GazaGaza CityCrusades
1280Battle of GazaGaza City
26 March 1917First Battle of GazaGaza CityMiddle Eastern theater of World War I
17 April 1917Second Battle of GazaGaza CityMiddle Eastern theater of World War I
1 November 1917Third Battle of GazaGaza CityMiddle Eastern theater of World War I
15 July 1948Battle of Be'erot Yitzhak1948 Arab–Israeli War

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.