Atlas of Battles

war, 5 engagements

Battles of Armenian Genocide

The atlas places 5 engagements of Armenian Genocide (1915 to 1923): 3 battles and 2 sieges, all in present-day Turkey.

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Zeitun ResistanceShabin-Karahisar UprisingBattle of Musa DaghDefense of AzakhUrfa ResistanceZeitun ResistanceShabin-Karahisar UprisingBattle of Musa DaghDefense of AzakhUrfa ResistanceMosulAdanaGaziantepIrbilKayseriTarsusDiyarbakırMalatyaErzurumVan200 km38.271N, 38.898E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1914: 1 engagements1915: 4 engagements4 in 191519141915
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Zeitun Resistance, 1914Shabin-Karahisar Uprising, 1915Battle of Musa Dagh, 1915Defense of Azakh, 1915Urfa Resistance, 191519141915
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
1914Zeitun ResistanceSüleymanlı, TurkeyFirst battle: Armenian victory; Second battle: Ottoman victory
1915Shabin-Karahisar UprisingŞebinkarahisar, Turkey
July 1915Battle of Musa DaghMusa Dagh, TurkeyArmenian victory; Successful Armenian resistance; Eventual rescue of...
18 August 1915Defense of Azakhİdil, TurkeyAssyrian victory
29 September 1915Urfa ResistanceŞanlıurfa, Turkey

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within Armenian Genocide (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.