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Some believe that the battle took place here, in the plain opposite ar-Raqqah. Others believe it to have happened in Balikh Valley, Turkey, and Matthew of Edessa believes the battle was fought two days away from Harran. This battle was fought during the Crusades on May 7, 1104, and was one of the Crusaders' first defeats, proving that the Muslims weren't invincible. Fighting were the Principality of Antioch and the County of Edessa against the Seljuk Turks.