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 . According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Rusafa had a population of 1,608 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites . It is the site of a former Ismaili fortress .
5-597: Al-Rusafa (also spelled Rusafa , Rassafah , Resafe , Rosafeh ) refers to the following places in the Middle East: Al-Rusafa, Syria , a village and ruined fortress in northwestern Syria Resafa , an archaeological site in north-central Syria Al-Rusafa, Iraq , a region of Baghdad, Iraq Russafa , a neighbourhood within the Eixample district of València , Spain [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
10-501: A number of which were built 20 meters deep into the ground. The middle area of al-Rusafa is marked by the extensive presence of vaulted rooms. Although ruined, the central towers "are still high" according to Peter Willey, an authority on Ismaili castles. Al-Rusafa was taken over by the Nizari Ismailis around 1140 CE along with other fortresses in the vicinity, namely Masyaf, Khawabi , al-Maniqa and Qulay'a . The fortress
15-415: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Al-Rusafa, Syria At the northern edge of the village is the fortress of al-Rusafa, which is situated on a hill 60 meters higher than the village itself. The fortress is largely preserved, although it is mostly covered by trees and vegetation. In the medieval period, it acted as a subsidiary fortress for
20-512: The main Ismaili fortress of Masyaf . At its largest extent, it measures roughly 75 meters by 30 meters and is oval-shaped. The fortress was constructed from stone from local quarries and it consists of three stories. The entrance in the northwestern section of the fortress is guarded by a tower. The outer walls are dominated by galleries and chambers, which presumably played the role of battlements. The lowest floor contains several storage rooms,
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