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Masyaf

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. The city is well known for its large medieval castle, particularly its role as the headquarters of the Nizari…

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Country
Syria
District
Masyaf
Elevation
447 m (1,467 ft)
Governorate
Hama
Subdistrict
Masyaf
Time zone
UTC+3 (AST)

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Masyaf

Nodes131
Edges130
Triples206
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015267
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related to Modern era · 33
Masyaf → Abu Qubays, Akakir, Alawite, Alawite State, Alawites, Baathists, Bayyadiyah, British, Damascus, During, France, French, French Mandate, Hafiz, Hama, In, Ismailis, Jabal Ansariyah, Latakia, Lawrence
related to Nizari Ismaili era · 29
Masyaf → Abbasid Caliphate, Aleppo, Assassins, Banias, Banu Munqidh, Consequently, Crusader, Damascus, Din Sinan, Following, In, Instead, Ismaili, Ismailis, Jabal Ansariyah, Kahf, Khawabi, Muslim, Nizari Ismailis, Qadmus
related to Ottoman era · 26
Masyaf → Abd, According, Alawite, Arab Tanukh, Battle, During, Ghani, Homs, Idris, In, Ismaili, Ismailis, Mamluks, Marj Dabiq, Masyaf's Ismaili, Mustafa, Nabulsi, Nizari, Ottoman, Ottoman Empire
related to Mamluk rule · 24
Masyaf → Ain Jalut, Bahri Mamluks, Baibars, Battle, Cairo, Din, Din Abu'l Futuh, Din Ismail, Din Mubarak, However, Hulagu, In, Ismaili, Ismailis, Mamluk, Masyaf's, Mongols, Mubarak, Najm, Persian
related to history · 22
Masyaf → Aleppo-based Hamdanid, Antioch, Aramean, Assyrian, At, Basil II, BC, Beqaa, Byzantine, Chalcis Province, Crusader, Fatimid Caliphate, Ghab, However, In, It, Jund Qinnasrin, Mansuate, Marsyas, Muslims
related to Geography · 21
Masyaf → Baniyas, Bayda, Biqraqa, Deir Shamil, Ghab Plain, Hama, Hayalin, Hurayf, It, Jabal Ansariyah, Laqbah, Nearby, Orontes River, Rabu, Rusafa, Sarout, Shiha, Suwaydah, The, To
related to Etymology · 14
Masyaf → Arabic, Assyrian, Edward Lipinsky, Islamic, Lipinsky, Manṣuate, Maṣyad, Maṣyaf, Maṣyat, Moreover, The, The Arabic, This, Throughout
related to Demographics · 12
Masyaf → According, Alawites, Christian, In, Ismailis, It, Masyaf District, Masyaf Subdistrict, Statistics, Syria Central Bureau, The, Today
related to Climate · 6
Masyaf → About, Csa, In, Köppen, Mediterranean, The
related to In popular culture · 5
Masyaf → Assassin Order, Assassin's Creed, Revelations, The, Third Crusade

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fortress ismailis ismaili syria city hama town center district local century later built population mamluk ottoman time damascus saladin nizari

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MasyafCountrySyria1.00infobox
MasyafDistrictMasyaf1.00infobox
MasyafElevation447 m (1,467 ft)1.00infobox
MasyafGovernorateHama1.00infobox
MasyafSubdistrictMasyaf1.00infobox
MasyafTime zoneUTC+3 (AST)1.00infobox
Masyaf• Total22,5081.00infobox
Masyafrelated to ClimateMediterranean0.60section
Masyafrelated to ClimateKöppen0.60section
Masyafrelated to ClimateCsa0.60section
Masyafrelated to ClimateIn0.60section
Masyafrelated to ClimateThe0.60section

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