Battle of Yarmouk

When

18 Aug 636 – 23 Aug 636

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

32.81° N, 35.95° E

Description

battle of the Arab–Byzantine wars

636 CE conflict between the Rashidun Caliphate and Byzantine Empire

The Battle of the Yarmuk was a major battle between the Byzantine Empire and the Rashidun Caliphate near the Yarmouk River in Byzantine Syria that marked a crucial point in the Muslim conquest of Syria. The result of the battle was a decisive Arab victory that effectively ended Byzantine rule in Syria.

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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 “Battle of Yarmouk: In engagements along the Yarmouk River, Muslim forces (25,000 men) of the Rashidun Caliphate, led by Khalid ibn al-Walid”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Yermük Muharebesi: Hâlid bin Velîd komutasındaki Raşidun Halifeliği'nin ordusu”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Den Arabern gelingt in der Schlacht am Jarmuk der entscheidende Sieg über die byzantinischen Truppen”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Битва при Ярмуке близ Дамаска, разгром византийцев”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Mundo islámico árabe: los musulmanes árabes derrotan en Yarmuk/(Yarmak en otras fuentes)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “20 آب (اغسطس) - معركة اليرموك في بلاد الشام بين المسلمين تحت قيادة خالد بن الوليد والروم بقيادة هرقل وكانت بداية نهاية الاحتلال البيزنطي للشام”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Persian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “نبرد یرموک: در درگیری‌هایی در امتداد رودخانه یرموک، نیروهای مسلمان (25000 نفر) از خلافت راشدین، به رهبری خالد بن ولید”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “8月，「真主之劍」哈立德·本·瓦利德率正統哈里發國的穆斯林軍隊在雅爾穆克戰役擊敗拜占庭帝國軍隊，佔領黎凡特地區，希拉克略聞訊從安條克逃回君士坦丁堡。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “ヤルムークの戦いでイスラーム勢力が東ローマ帝国に勝利する。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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