battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Hiraan

Name: Battle of Hiraan
Location: Beledweyne, Somalia

Battle of Hiraan was a battle fought in 1913 at Beledweyne, in what is now Somalia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Beledweyne. It was part of the Dervish War, which ran from 1900 to 1920. The recorded result: Dervish victory. Recorded strength: 900 against 1,000–1,300.

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Fought1913

WhereBeledweyne, Somalia4.736N, 45.204E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeDervish victory

BelligerentsDervish StateagainstKingdom of Italy; Sultanate of Hobyo

Casualties and lossesHeavyandUnknown

Part ofDervish War1900 to 1920

Record

Date	1913 (year precision)
Place	Beledweyne, Somalia 4.736N, 45.204E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	900	1,000–1,300
Casualties and losses	Heavy	Unknown
Commanders	Mohammed Abdullah (Sayyid) Isman Boos Ismail Mire	Bessone Ali Yusuf Kenadid

Placed at Beledweyne; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Ual-Ual Incident 1934, 300 km N
Battle of Ecbatana 129 BC, 367 km E
Dolo hospital airstrike 1935, 386 km W
Battle of Barawa 1507, 423 km S
Dervish War 1900, 566 km NE

In the same war

After: Battle of Dul Madoba 1913

Elsewhere in 1913

Battle of Hiraan is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 9 in present-day Somalia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q135416386, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Hiraan, revision 1374252378, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.