Siege of Laodicea (636)

Siege of Laodicea
Part of the Muslim conquest of Syria (Arab–Byzantine wars)

Jami' al-Bazaar mosque in Latakia built by 'Ubadah ibn al-Samit during conquest of Levant
Date636 AD
Location
Result Rashidun army victory
Territorial
changes
Laodicea annexed by calīphate
Belligerents
Byzantine army Rashidun army
Commanders and leaders
Abu Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah
'Ubadah ibn al-Samit
Anas ibn Malik

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 (modern Latakia) 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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