Al-Muslimiyah
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Al-Muslimiyah المسلمية |
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| Village | |
 Al-Muslimiyah
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| Coordinates: 36°16′54.43″N 37°11′35.04″E / 36.2817861°N 37.1930667°E | |
| Country |
 Syria
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| Governorate | Aleppo Governorate |
| District | Mount Simeon District |
| Nahiyah | Aleppo |
| Population (2004 census) | |
| • Total | 5,916 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Al-Muslimiyah (Arabic: المسلمية, also spelled Muslimiyeh, Moslemiye, Msalamiyyah or al-Musalmiya), commonly known as Mouslimié, is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Mount Simeon District of the Aleppo Governorate, located 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) north of Aleppo. Nearby localities include Tell Qarah and Fafin to the north, Ratyan to the northwest, Huraytan to the southwest, the Bustan al-Basha and Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhoods of Aleppo to the south and Kafr Saghir to the southeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Muslimiyah had a population of 5,916 in the 2004 census.
Sepulchres from the Bronze Age were found in al-Muslimiyah.
In 1103 the Crusaders led by Bohemond I of Antioch and Joscelin of Courtenay captured al-Muslimiyah and exacted a large tribute from its Muslim inhabitants. The sum was used to repay the Crusaders that lent money to Baldwin I of Jerusalem who paid the ransom for Bohemond's earlier release from Muslim imprisonment. In a truce with Bohemond, the Seljuk Muslim ruler of the region, Ridwan of Aleppo, agreed to pay 7,000 pieces of gold and ten horses to the Crusaders while Bohemond agreed to release all Muslim prisoners with the exception of officers captured at al-Muslimiyah.
Al-Muslimiyah formed a junction of the Baghdad Railway connecting Aleppo with Mosul. The railway proceeds to Jarabulus following the al-Muslimiyah junction. On 29 October 1918, towards the end of World War I, the British and Sharifian Arab armies captured the railroad junction at al-Muslimiyah from the Ottomans, gaining control over the rail link to Mesopotamia.
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