The Battle of the Yarmuk was a major battle between the Byzantine Empire and the Rashidun Caliphate near the Yarmouk River in Byzantine Syria that marked a crucial point in the Muslim conquest of Syria. The result of the battle was a decisive Arab victory that effectively ended Byzantine rule in Syria.
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Rashidun CaliphateFirst Islamic caliphate (632–661)
Muslim conquest of Syria7th-century conquest by the Rashidun Caliphate
SyriaCountry in West Asia
Diocese of the EastDivision of the late Roman Empire
Umar2nd Rashidun caliph from 634 to 644
Killed in actionClassification of military personnel casualties
Byzantine armyLand branch of the armed forces of the Byzantine Empire
Yarmuk (river)River in Jordan, Syria and Israel
Golan HeightsSyrian territory occupied by Israel since 1967
