What the records say
- When
- 636
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 37.84° N, 29.11° E
- Description
- siege (636 CE)
Siege of Laodicea (636)
636 CE siege of Byzantine Syrian city by the Rashidun Caliphate
The siege of Laodicea was a Rashidun Caliphate campaign that occurred in 636, during the Muslim conquest of the Levant. The siege of the Byzantine port city of Laodicea was led by Abu Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah and 'Ubadah ibn al-Samit, two of the Companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
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