Shaizar
Sign in to saveShaizar or Shayzar (; in modern Arabic Saijar; Hellenistic name: Larissa in Syria, Λάρισσα εν Συρία in Greek) is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located northwest of Hama. Nearby localities include, Mahardah, Tremseh, Kafr Hud, Khunayzir and Halfaya. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Shaizar had a population of 5,953 in the 2004 census.
Key facts
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- Shaizar
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- ش��زر
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- Village
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- The fortress and town of Shaizar
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- Syria
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- bottom
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- 250
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- Location in Syria
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- Country
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- Syria
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- Governorate
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- Hama
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- District
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- Mahardah
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- Subdistrict
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- Mahardah
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Article
19 sectionsContents
- Location
- Name evolution
- History
- Late Bronze Age
- Classical Age
- Hellenistic period
- Roman period
- Byzantine and Early Arab periods
- Munqidhite Shaizar (1081–1157)
- Description of the city
- Life in the city
- Munqidh emirs of Shaizar
- Usama ibn Munqidh
- Assassin, Zengid and Mamluk periods (1158–1260)
- Modern period
- See also
- References
- Sources
- External links
Shaizar or Shayzar (; in modern Arabic Saijar; Hellenistic name: Larissa in Syria, Λάρισσα εν Συρία in Greek) is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located northwest of Hama. Nearby localities include, Mahardah, Tremseh, Kafr Hud, Khunayzir and Halfaya. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Shaizar had a population of 5,953 in the 2004 census.
During the Crusades, the town was a fortress, ruled by the Banu Munqidh family. It played an important part in the Christian and Muslim politics of the crusades.