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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]
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Masyaf District (Arabic: مصياف Maṣyāf) is a district administratively belonging to Hama Governorate, Syria. At the 2004 Census it had a population of 169,341. [ 1 ] Its administrative centre is the city of Masyaf .
Al-Rusafa (Arabic: الرصافة Ruṣāfa, also spelled Rassafah, Rosafah or Resafi) is a Syrian village located in the Masyaf Subdistrict in Masyaf District, located west of Hama and about 10 kilometers southwest of Masyaf. [1] According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Rusafa had a population of 1,608 in the 2004 census. [2]
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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 .
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