Citadel of Masyaf, Syria XAWF

Masyaf Castle, Hama Governorate, Syria. Famously the Medieval headquarters of Rashid ad-Din Sinan, the Old Man of the Mountains, leader of the Hashashshin Sect (Assassins). This was also the capital of the Nizari Emirate in the 12th and 13th centuries CE. Photographed by Aerofilms Ltd; date uncertain, probably 1950s. Masyaf Castle, Hama Governorate, Syria. Famously the Medieval headquarters of Rashid ad-Din Sinan, the Old Man of the Mountains, leader of the Hashashshin Sect (Assassins). This was also the capital of the Nizari Emirate in the 12th and 13th centuries CE. Photographed by Aerofilms Ltd; date uncertain, probably 1950s

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