Middle Eastern Theatre of World War I
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The Middle Eastern theatre of World War I saw action between 30 October 1914 and 30 October 1918. The combatants were, on one side, the Ottoman Empire, with some assistance from the other Central Powers; and on the other side, the British as well as troops from the British Dominions of Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, the Russians, and the French from among the Allied Powers. There were four main campaigns: the Sinai and Palestine, Mesopotamian, Caucasus, and Gallipoli campaigns. There were four more minor campaigns in Persia, South Arabia, the Arabian interior, and Libya.
1914 — 1918
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World War I in the Middle East
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Location: 28, 45, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
12 places
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1914 — 1918 Middle Eastern Theatre of World War I
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| event | armed conflict | 94 | Military campaigns of Tigranes the Great | Kingdom of Armenia, military campaign | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1515 | Mesopotamian campaign | Ottoman Empire, military campaign, Safavid Iran | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1974 | War of Attrition in the Bashan Salient | Israel, Syria, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | Taba and Nuweiba drone attacks | drone warfare, Houthis | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1201 | War of the Antiochene Succession | Bohemond III of Antioch, Leo I, King of Armenia, war of succession | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1514 | Ottoman–Persian Wars | Ottoman Empire, Persian Empire, series of wars | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1890 | The First Yemeni Rebellion of 1890–1892 | civil war, Ottoman Empire, Muhammad bin Yahya Hamid ad-Din | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1928 | The Ethiopian Northern Resistance of 1928–1930 | war, Ethiopian Empire | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1967 | Six-Day War | Egypt, war, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1979 | Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict | Iran, Saudi Arabia, proxy war, sectarianism | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1985 | Iran–Israel proxy conflict | Israel, Iran, proxy war | Wikidata |
| event | war | 2025 | Israel–Iran war | United States, war, Iran, Israel | Wikidata |
| commons | image | TreatyOfSevresHEb | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Carabineri in Palestine - cockhats | Commons | ||
| commons | image | British troops in Baghdad, Iraq on March 11, 1917 during World War I LOC 28800080870 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Anzacwoundedturk | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Proclamation -- Baghdad LOC 28956639940 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | In Galacia - taking food from camp kitchen to soldiers at the front LCCN2014699182 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Landing French-Gallipoli | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Light Horsemen wearing gas masks in the Middle East (17438649149) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Fußball an den Dardanellen - Bilderbogen - Berlin | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Machine gun corps Gaza line WWI | Commons | ||








