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The '''An-Nusayriyah Mountains'''<ref name="The Secret Crusade">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref> is a mountain range in northwestern [[Syria]] running parallel to the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean coast]] from north to south.
The '''An-Nusayriyah Mountains'''<ref name="The Secret Crusade">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref> is a mountain range in northwestern [[Syria]] running parallel to the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean coast]] from north to south.


In the eleventh and twelfth century, the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins|Levantine Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]] built nine of their citadels among these mountains, recognizing the formidable defense they offered.<ref name="The Secret Crusade" /> Among these castles was the one based in [[Masyaf]], and these fortresses would remain unconquered by [[Saracens]]<ref name="The Secret Crusade" /> and [[Crusaders]]<ref name="AC1">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> alike until they finally fell to the [[Mongol Empire]] in the thirteenth century.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>
==History==
In the 11th and 12th century, the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins|Levantine Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]] built nine of their citadels among these mountains, recognizing the formidable defense they offered.<ref name="The Secret Crusade" /> Among these castles was the one based in [[Masyaf]], and these fortresses would remain unconquered by [[Saracens]]<ref name="The Secret Crusade" /> and [[Crusaders]]<ref name="AC1">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> alike until they finally fell to the [[Mongol Empire]] in the thirteenth century.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>


In the time of the [[Ottoman Empire]], the mountain range was also home to the [[Atlas Village]]<ref name="ACR" />
In the time of the [[Ottoman Empire]], the mountain range was also home to the [[Atlas Village]].<ref name="ACR" />


==Appearances==
==Appearances==

Revision as of 07:49, 4 October 2019


The An-Nusayriyah Mountains[1] is a mountain range in northwestern Syria running parallel to the Mediterranean coast from north to south.

History

In the 11th and 12th century, the Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins built nine of their citadels among these mountains, recognizing the formidable defense they offered.[1] Among these castles was the one based in Masyaf, and these fortresses would remain unconquered by Saracens[1] and Crusaders[2] alike until they finally fell to the Mongol Empire in the thirteenth century.[3]

In the time of the Ottoman Empire, the mountain range was also home to the Atlas Village.[3]

Appearances

References