Battle of Keramaia

When

746

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

35.00° N, 33.00° E

Description

8th-century naval battle during the Arab–Byzantine Wars

Naval

yes

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

8th-century naval battle during the Arab–Byzantine Wars

The Battle of Keramaia was a major Byzantine naval victory over the Egyptian fleet of the Umayyad Caliphate at Cyprus in 746.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Arab–Byzantine Wars – Battle of Keramaia: The Byzantine navy scores a crushing victory over the Umayyad Egyptian fleet”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Arap-Bizans Savaşları - Keramaia Muharebesi: Bizans donanması, Emevi Mısır filosunu mağlup etti”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Expédition navale arabe contre Chypre, détruite par la flotte des Cibyrrhéotes à Kyrenia lors de la bataille de Keramaia”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Византийцы разгромили арабский флот у берегов Кипра в сражении при Керамайе”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page