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Declassified spy satellite images reveal 1,400-year-old battle site in Iraq that set off the Muslim conquest

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The Battle of al-Qadisiyyah took place in A.D. 636 or 637 between the Arab Muslim army and the Sasanian Empire .

Researchers found remnants of a 1,400-year-old settlement in a U.S. satellite system named KH-9 ( Hexagon ) This helped them match the site to the lost location of the battle.