# Maskanah

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{{about|the town in Aleppo Governorate in Syria|the village in Homs Governorate|Maskanah, Homs Governorate}}
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'''Maskanah''' ({{langx|ar|مَسْكَنَة}}), also spelled '''Meskene''', is a town in northern [Syria](/source/Syria), administratively part of the [Manbij District](/source/Manbij_District) of the [Aleppo Governorate](/source/Aleppo_Governorate). The town is located {{convert|100|km}} southeast of [Aleppo](/source/Aleppo) on the [Lake Assad](/source/Lake_Assad) part of the [Euphrates](/source/Euphrates). Nearby localities include [Dayr Hafir](/source/Dayr_Hafir), [Humaymah Kabirah](/source/Humaymah_Kabirah) and [Tell Ayoub](/source/Tell_Ayoub) to the northwest and [Tabqa](/source/Tabqa) to the southeast. According to the [Syria Central Bureau of Statistics](/source/Central_Bureau_of_Statistics_(Syria)) (CBS), Maskanah had a population of 15,477 in the 2004 census.<ref name="CBS">[https://archive.today/20130113063315/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB02-31-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004]. [Syria Central Bureau of Statistics](/source/Central_Bureau_of_Statistics_(Syria)) (CBS). Aleppo Governorate. {{in lang|ar}}</ref>

==History==
The [Bronze Age](/source/Bronze_Age) city of [Emar](/source/Emar) lies a few kilometres north of the present town.<ref name="brill">{{cite encyclopedia |year=2012 |title=Maskana |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition |publisher=Brill Online |url=http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/encyclopaedia-of-islam-2/maskana-SIM_5017 |access-date=29 December 2012 |last=Elisséeff |first=N.}}</ref>

In 1210, during [Ayyubid](/source/Ayyubid_dynasty) rule, the al-Adil Minaret was constructed. The brick structure was built in the simple, [Persian architectural style](/source/Persian_architecture). It was further developed during the [Mamluk](/source/Mamluk_Sultanate) period. It was restored during [Hafez al-Assad](/source/Hafez_al-Assad)'s rule (1970–2000) and is one last historic architectural remains in the town.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071225031906/http://www.archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=7508 Al-'Adil Minaret]. Archnet Digital Library.</ref>

During [Ottoman rule](/source/Ottoman_Syria), the area was mostly inhabited by nomadic [Bedouin](/source/Bedouin) tribes.<ref name="brill"/> In 1838, Maskanah was classified as a ruined village ("''khirba''") by Biblical scholar [Eli Smith](/source/Eli_Smith).<ref>Smith, 1841, p. 174.</ref> In 1915 the town was visited by orientalist [Alois Musil](/source/Alois_Musil) who mentions the town having barracks, a large ''[khan](/source/Caravanserai)'', and the residence of the head of the telegraph service.<ref name="brill"/> A year later, Maskanah became a major deportation route during the [Armenian genocide](/source/Armenian_genocide) where an estimated 80,000 Armenians died.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kévorkian|first1=Raymond H.|title=The Armenian genocide : a complete history|date=2010|publisher=I. B. Tauris|location=London|isbn=978-1848855618|page=656|edition=Reprinted.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JY4RifQksFMC}}</ref>

Under the [French mandate](/source/French_Mandate_of_Syria), the town was the center of a ''[qadaa](/source/qadaa)'', and served as a center for milk production and cattle merchants. In 1945 the village had 430 inhabitants.<ref name="brill"/>
[[File:Maskanah nahiyah.svg|thumb|230px|right|''Maskanah'' is the administrative center of [Nahiya Maskanah](/source/Nahiya_Maskanah) of the [Manbij District](/source/Manbij_District).]]

On 3 June 2017, the city was [captured](/source/Maskanah_Plains_offensive) by the [Syrian Army](/source/Syrian_Arab_Armed_Forces_(Ba'athist_Syria)) from the [Islamic State](/source/Islamic_State).<ref>{{cite news|title=Syrian Army liberates Maskanah, ISIL expelled from Aleppo|url=https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-syrian-army-liberates-maskanah-isil-expelled-aleppo/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603222904/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-syrian-army-liberates-maskanah-isil-expelled-aleppo/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 3, 2017|agency=Al-Masdar|date=3 June 2017}}</ref> The [SDF](/source/Syrian_Democratic_Forces) took control of the town on 1 December 2024 following the withdrawal of the Syrian Army. They later withdrew east of the [Euphrates](/source/Euphrates) on 17 January 2026 under pressure from advancing [Syrian transitional government](/source/Syrian_transitional_government) forces during the [northeastern Syria offensive](/source/2026_northeastern_Syria_offensive).<ref>{{cite web |title=U.S. warns Syrian attack against SDF could escalate into wider conflict |url=https://npasyria.com/en/134689/ |publisher=North Press Agency |date=17 January 2026 }}</ref>

==References==
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===Bibliography===
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*{{Cite book | first1 = Eli | last1 = Smith | first2 = Edward | last2 = Robinson | title = Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the Year 1838 | url= https://books.google.com/books?id=Vt0uAAAAQAAJ&q=d'Helfaya | publisher = Crocker and Brewster | volume = 3 | year = 1841}}
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{{Cities of Syria}}
{{Aleppo Governorate|manbij}}

Category:Populated places in Manbij District
Category:Towns in Aleppo Governorate

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