Battle of Badr site

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The Battle of Badr site is the historic battlefield in present-day Saudi Arabia where the Prophet Muhammad and his followers achieved their first major military victory in 624 CE.

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Battle of Badr site canonical 1
wells of Badr 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
historic battlefield
religious heritage site
associatedWith Muhammad
surface form: Prophet Muhammad

Quraysh
surface form: Quraysh of Mecca

early Muslim community
battleBelligerentSide Muslims of Medina
Quraysh
surface form: Quraysh of Mecca
climate arid desert climate
commandedByOpposingSide Abu Jahl
commandedBySide Muhammad
surface form: Prophet Muhammad
continent Asia
coordinateApprox 24.9°N 39.4°E
country Saudi Arabia
culturalSignificance site of first major battle in Islamic history
symbol of early Muslim victory
dateOfKeyEvent 624 CE
dateOfKeyEventHijri 17 Ramadan 2 AH
distanceFromMeccaApprox about 310 km north of Mecca
distanceFromMedinaApprox about 130 km southwest of Medina
era Early Islamic period
governedBy Government of Saudi Arabia
hasHistoricalEvent Battle of Badr
hasMemorial graves of Muslim martyrs
hasNearbyRoad Medina–Jeddah highway
hasNearbySettlement Badr town
heritageStatus protected Islamic historical site (Saudi Arabia)
languageOfRegion Arabic
locatedIn Al Madinah Province
surface form: Al Madinah Region

Badr
Saudi Arabia
notableFeature surrounding hills
Battle of Badr site self-linksurface differs
surface form: wells of Badr
numberOfMuslimFightersApprox about 313
numberOfQurayshFightersApprox about 1000
partOf Hejaz
religionSignificanceFor Islam
resultOfBattle decisive Muslim victory
terrainType desert environment
valley
timeZone Arabia Standard Time
visitedBy Muslim pilgrims

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Al Madinah Province containsBattlefield Battle of Badr site
Battle of Badr site notableFeature Battle of Badr site self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: wells of Badr