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Maskanah

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official_name	Maskanah
native_name	مسكنة
pushpin_map	Syria
pushpin_mapsize	250
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Syria
subdivision_type1	Governorate
subdivision_name1	Aleppo
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Manbij
subdivision_type3	Subdistrict
subdivision_name3	Maskanah
settlement_type	Town
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unit_pref	Metric
population_as_of	2004 census
population_total	15477
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timezone	AST
utc_offset	+3
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Maskanah (), also spelled Meskene, is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Manbij District of the Aleppo Governorate. The town is located 100 km southeast of Aleppo on the Lake Assad part of the Euphrates. Nearby localities include Dayr Hafir, Humaymah Kabirah and Tell Ayoub to the northwest and al-Thawrah to the southeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Maskanah had a population of 15,477 in the 2004 census.

History

The Bronze Age city of Emar lies a few kilometres north of the present town.

In 1210, during Ayyubid rule, the al-Adil Minaret was constructed. The brick structure was built in the simple, Persian architectural style. It was further developed during the Mamluk period. It was restored during Hafez al-Assad's rule (1970–2000) and is one last historic architectural remains in the town.

During Ottoman rule, the area was mostly inhabited by nomadic Bedouin tribes. In 1838, Maskanah was classified as a ruined village ("khirba") by Biblical scholar Eli Smith. In 1915 the town was visited by orientalist Alois Musil who mentions the town having barracks, a large khan, and the residence of the head of the telegraph service. A year later, Maskanah became a major deportation route during the Armenian genocide where an estimated 80,000 Armenians died.

Under the French mandate, the town was the center of a qadaa, and served as a center for milk production and cattle merchants. In 1945 the village had 430 inhabitants.

On 3 June 2017, the city was captured by the Syrian Army from the Islamic State. The SDF took control of the town on 1 December 2024 following the withdrawal of the Syrian Army. They later withdrew east of the Euphrates on 17 January 2026 under pressure from advancing Syrian transitional government forces during the northeastern Syria offensive.

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References

[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]. [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria). Syria Central Bureau of Statistics]] (CBS). Aleppo Governorate. {{in lang. ar
Elisséeff, N.. (2012). "Maskana". Brill Online.
[https://web.archive.org/web/20071225031906/http://www.archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=7508 Al-'Adil Minaret]. Archnet Digital Library.
Smith, 1841, p. 174.
(2010). "The Armenian genocide : a complete history". I. B. Tauris.
(3 June 2017). "Syrian Army liberates Maskanah, ISIL expelled from Aleppo".
(17 January 2026). "U.S. warns Syrian attack against SDF could escalate into wider conflict". North Press Agency.

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