Siege of Alexandria (641)

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Siege of Alexandria (641)
Part of the Muslim conquest of Egypt (Arab–Byzantine Wars)
Western tower, remains of the Hellenistic city wall fortifications.
Date March 641 – September 641 Location Alexandria, Egypt 31°12′0.00″N 29°55′0.01″E / 31.2000000°N 29.9166694°E / 31.2000000; 29.9166694 Result Rashidun victory
Belligerents
Rashidun Caliphate	Byzantine Empire
Commanders and leaders
Amr ibn al-A'as 'Ubadah ibn al-Samit	Cyrus of Alexandria Theodore
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown
class=notpageimage| Location within Egypt

Forces of the Rashidun Caliphate seized the major Mediterranean port of Alexandria away from the Eastern Roman Empire in the middle of the 7th century AD. Alexandria had been the capital of the Byzantine province of Egypt. This ended Eastern Roman maritime control and economic dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean and thus continued to shift geopolitical power further in favor of the Rashidun Caliphate.