Fetha Amed (diyarbakд±rд±n — Sahabeler Tarafд±ndan Fethi)

The city was taken on May 27, 639 , just ten years after the conquest of Mecca. Key Figures and the Siege

The siege of the Byzantine-held city was long and challenging due to its formidable walls, which are among the largest in the world. The city was taken on May 27, 639

The Islamic forces consisted of approximately 8,000 soldiers, notably including nearly 1,000 Companions (Sahaba) of the Prophet Muhammad. notably including nearly 1

Under the Caliphate of Umar ibn al-Khattab , the conquest was entrusted to the commander Iyad bin Ghanm . The city was taken on May 27, 639