Sack of Nicotera (1122)

Sack of Nicotera (1122)

Map of the Western Mediterranean in 1122 (the year of sack of necotera)
Date11 Mars 1122
Location
Result

Almoravid vicotry

Belligerents
Almoravid Dynasty County of Sicily
Commanders and leaders
Mohamed ibn Meïmoun Unknown

Sack of Nicotera (1122) was a maritime raid carried out by an Almoravid fleet in 1122 against the Calabrian coast, more precisely on the city of Nicotera which was under Norman domination in order to lend a hand to the Zirids in Mahdia. [1][2][3]

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  2. ^ Karagoz, Claudia; Summerfield, Giovanna (2015-08-12). Sicily and the Mediterranean: Migration, Exchange, Reinvention. Springer. ISBN 978-1-137-48693-6.
  3. ^ IslamKotob. ديوان المبتدأ والخبر في تاريخ العرب والبربر ومن عاصرهم من ذوي الشأن الأكبر - ج 6 (in Arabic). IslamKotob.

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