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Masyaf (Arabic: مصياف Miṣyāf) is a city in northwestern Syria.It is the center of the Masyaf District in the Hama Governorate.As of 2004, Masyaf had a religiously diverse population of approximately 22,000 Ismailis, Alawites and Christians.
In 1260, Masyaf and three other Nizari fortresses were surrendered to the Mongols. [1] Later that year in September, the Nizaris allied with the victorious Mamluks to drive the Mongols out from Syria, reclaiming four of their castles, including Masyaf. [1] After a decade, in February 1270, Mamluk sultan Baibars took hold of the castle. [1]
Pages in category "Populated places in Masyaf District" The following 106 pages are in this category, out of 106 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Faceless men, a guild of assassins in the book series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin and in the TV series Game of Thrones are inspired by the Order of Assassins. [ 118 ] Dota 2, multiplayer online battle arena contains a character named Lanaya , who is described as a "Templar Assassin".
The Roma Historic District in Roma, Texas preserves an intact example of a border town in the lower Rio Grande valley. The town was an important port and transshipment point on the Rio Grande from 1829 to the 1880s.
The monument of the fallen men of the Dawson Massacre and the ill-fated Mier Expedition.. On September 18, 1848, the remains of Texans killed in the Dawson Massacre and the Black Bean Episode, which had been retrieved from their original burial sites, were reinterred in a common tomb with a sandstone vault at the location now known as Monument Hill.
More than a year later, a force of 600 men from the presidio set out to find and punish the Indians responsible for the attack on the mission. The Spanish force was repulsed with heavy losses and the presidio commander was relieved of command. The new commander replaced the log stockade with a stone compound and was renamed, Presidio de San Saba'.
In fact, Marfa, Texas is located in a desert area which there is no forest of any kind. The local Marfa Chamber of Commerce and Marfa City Hall Council said, "We got a laugh when the "So Weird' group out goes out into a forest area that does not even exist anywhere in or near our town."