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Arab–Byzantine Wars

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Arab–Byzantine Wars

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Also known as Byzantine-Arab Wars

series of wars between the 7th and 11th centuries

Key facts

Date
Date 629–1050s
Location
Levant, Egypt, Maghreb, Anatolia, Crete, Sicily, Southern Italy
Territorial changes
Levant , Egypt , Jazira , Maghreb , Sicily , Cilicia , Armenia , Apulia , Crete and Cyprus annexed by Arab Caliphates Cilicia , Armenia , Apulia , Crete and Cyprus retaken by the Byzantines

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Belligerents

Byzantine Empire

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