What the records say
- When
- 633
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 33.99° N, 43.94° E
- Description
- 633 battle
Battle of al-Anbar
633 battle during the Islamic conquest of Persia
The Battle of Al-Anbar was between the Muslim Arab army under the command of Khalid ibn al-Walid and the Sasanian Empire. The battle took place at Anbar which is located approximately 80 miles from the ancient city of Babylon. Khalid besieged the Sassanian Persians in the city fortress, which had strong walls. Scores of Muslim archers were used in the siege.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Siege of Anbar: A Muslim Arab army under Khalid besieges the fortress city of Anbar”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “معركة الأنبار”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Persian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “محاصره انبار: یک ارتش عرب مسلمان به فرماندهی خالد، شهر قلعهدار انبار را محاصره میکند”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page