Siege of Petra (Q64990796)

matcher place: Georgia (relation 28699), Autonomous Republic of Adjara (relation 1995970)
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English Wikipedia categories: 540s conflicts, 540s in the Byzantine Empire, 6th century in Iran, 6th century in the Byzantine Empire, Battles of the Roman–Sasanian Wars, Lazic War, Sieges involving the Byzantine Empire, Sieges involving the Sasanian Empire, Sieges of Petra, Lazica

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The siege of Petra took place in 541 when the Sasanian Empire, under King of Kings Khosrow I, besieged the town of Petra in Lazica, held by the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire. The Sasanians successfully captured the fortress.

Summary from زبان فارسی / Persian Wikipedia (fawiki)

محاصره پترا در سال ۵۴۱ میلادی هنگامی که شاهنشاه ساسانی خسرو انوشیروان شهر پترا تحت کنترل امپراتوری بیزانس در لازستان را محاصره کرد، رخ داد. ساسانیان با موفقیت قلعه این شهر را تصرف کردند.

Wikidata location: 41.7683, 41.7533 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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