Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Haifa: contested ground

The ground around Haifa was fought over 3 times between 1265 and 1948: 2 battles and 1 siege, in 3 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Fall of HaifaBattle of HaifaBattle of HaifaBattle of HaifaTel AvivDamascusBeirutAmmanJerusalemNablusNazarethZahlé200 km32.811N, 34.981E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Fall of Haifa, 1265Battle of Haifa, 1918Battle of Haifa, 194812651948
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1265Fall of HaifaHaifaCrusades
23 September 1918Battle of HaifaHaifaMiddle Eastern theater of World War I
21 April 1948Battle of HaifaHaifa1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine

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.