What the records say
- When
- Jan 1818
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 1,400
- Coordinates
- 24.62° N, 46.23° E
- Description
- Ottoman massacre in Saudi Arabia
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Dhurma (1818)
Battle and Massacre in Arabia during the Wahhabi War
The Battle of Dhurma was a battle and massacre in the Third Campaign of the Ottoman–Wahhabi war during the Expedition to Najd. The Ottomans laid siege to Dhurma, and their troops intentionally killed many of those that surrendered.
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