Shaizar

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.

Key facts

Settlement.timezone_DST: EEST
Settlement.official_name: Shaizar
Settlement.native_name: ش��زر
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Shayzar2.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: The fortress and town of Shaizar
Settlement.pushpin_map: Syria
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Syria
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Syria
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Hama
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Mahardah
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Subdistrict
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Mahardah

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19 sections

Contents

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

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.