# Canonical recap data for Battle of the Fertile Crescent Settlements (8900)
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slug: fertile-crescent-conflict
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/8900/fertile-crescent-conflict"
title: Battle of the Fertile Crescent Settlements
subtitle: Archaeological evidence from Jericho and pre-pottery Neolithic settlements reveals the earliest organized conflict between rival communities over resource control.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 8900-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 8900
decade: 8900
summaryShort: The Fertile Crescent is a crescent-shaped region in the Middle East, spanning modern-day Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria, together with northern Kuwait, south-eastern Turkey, and western Iran. Some authors also include Cyprus and northern Egypt.
summaryLong: The Fertile Crescent is a crescent-shaped region in the Middle East, spanning modern-day Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria, together with northern Kuwait, south-eastern Turkey, and western Iran. Some authors also include Cyprus and northern Egypt.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Fertile_Crescent.png/1280px-Fertile_Crescent.png"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Fertile Crescent"
importance: 78
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertile_Crescent"
  title: Fertile Crescent
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- war
metaDescription: The Fertile Crescent is a crescent-shaped region in the Middle East, spanning modern-day Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria, together with nort
wikidataQid: Q170526
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260623110928/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertile_Crescent"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-23
  label: Fertile Crescent
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertile_Crescent"
