<P> The Battle of the Trench ( Arabic : غزوة الخندق ‎ , translit . Ghazwah al - Khandaq ‎ ) also known as the Battle of the Confederates ( Arabic : غزوة الاحزاب ‎ , translit . Ghazwah al - Ahzab ‎ ) , was a 27 - day - long siege of Yathrib ( now Medina ) by Arab and Jewish tribes . The strength of the confederate armies is estimated around 10,000 men with six hundred horses and some camels , while the Medinan defenders numbered 3,000 . The battle coincided with harsh winter weather of January / February AD 627 . </P>
<P> The Battle of the Trench ( Arabic : غزوة الخندق ‎ , translit . Ghazwah al - Khandaq ‎ ) also known as the Battle of the Confederates ( Arabic : غزوة الاحزاب ‎ , translit . Ghazwah al - Ahzab ‎ ) , was a 27 - day - long siege of Yathrib ( now Medina ) by Arab and Jewish tribes . The strength of the confederate armies is estimated around 10,000 men with six hundred horses and some camels , while the Medinan defenders numbered 3,000 . The battle coincided with harsh winter weather of January / February AD 627 . </P>
when did the battle of khandaq take place
when did the battle of khandaq take place
January / February AD 627
January / February AD 627