Archaeologists have identified the exact location of the famous battle of Islamic history in Iraq with the help of American spy satellites.
American news organization “CNN”. Report According to , researchers from Durham University in the UK and Al-Qudsiyah University in Iraq say they have found the site of the Battle of Al-Qadsiyah, which took place in 636 or 637 AD.
In this war, the Arab Muslims were blessed with an important victory and their expansion outside Arabia became possible, but the exact location of this war was not known at first.
William Dedman, an archeology remote sensing expert at Durham University, told CNN that the discovery was part of a wider project aimed at mapping archaeological sites across the Middle East.
Initially, the team was mapping the Darb Zubaydah pilgrimage route from Kufa, Iraq to Mecca, Saudi Arabia using secret satellite images and historical texts from the 1970s, when they learned that the satellite Photos and text can be used to identify the site of a famous battle.
The team marked a series of circles on the map using distances mentioned in historical accounts, then they looked closely at the areas on satellite images.
Deadman told CNN that he was surprised to see a fort and double wall features mentioned in the accounts.
The team says the fighting took place about 30 kilometers (19 miles) south of Kufa in Najaf governorate, a Deadman analysis supported by ground investigations by researchers in Iraq.
In the Battle of Al-Qadisiyah, a small Arab Muslim army defeated a much larger army of the Sassanid Empire, which dominated the region.
Deadman said it was the first “really significant victory” in Muslim efforts to expand beyond Arabia, after a few failed attempts.
Deadman explained that the area is now an agricultural area.
Much of the 6-mile (9.7 km) long wall has been destroyed or incorporated into agricultural boundaries, he added, and excavations at the site of an ancient military outpost at Al-Dhuhaib appear.
After that, the researchers plan to map what remains and conduct archaeological surveys.
He added, because of tensions in the Middle East, plans to visit the region have been put on hold.
Mustafa Baig, a lecturer in Islamic studies at the University of Exeter, who was not involved in the research, called the finding “very significant”.
Baig told CNN that despite being outnumbered, the Muslim army prevailed thanks to a combination of bravery and brilliant tactics.
“The decisive battle paved the way for the end of the Sassanid Empire and the expansion of Muslim lands in Mesopotamia, Persia and beyond,” he said.
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