Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Harran: contested ground

The ground around Harran was fought over 3 times between 609 BC and 1104: 2 battles and 1 siege, in 3 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of HarranBattle of HarranBattle of CarrhaeBattle of CarrhaeAleppoGaziantepŞanlıurfaDiyarbakırBatmanİskenderunAdıyamanAr Raqqah200 km36.866N, 39.033E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Harran, 609 BCBattle of Carrhae, 53 BCBattle of Harran, 1104609 BC1104
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
609 BCSiege of HarranHarranMedo-Babylonian conquest of the Assyrian Empire
9 June 53 BCBattle of CarrhaeHarranRoman–Parthian Wars
7 May 1104Battle of HarranHarranCrusades

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.