Meskene
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Maskanah مسكنة |
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| Town | |
 Maskanah
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| Coordinates: 35°57′47″N 38°02′08″E / 35.963158°N 38.035566°ECoordinates: 35°57′47″N 38°02′08″E / 35.963158°N 38.035566°E | |
| Country |
 Syria
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| Governorate | Aleppo |
| District | Manbij |
| Subdistrict | Maskanah |
| Occupation |
 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
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| Population (2004 census) | |
| • Total | 15,477 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Maskanah (Arabic: مسكنة) also spelled, Meskene is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Manbij District of the Aleppo Governorate. The town is located 100 kilometres (62 mi) 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.
The Bronze Age city of Emar lies a few kilometeres north of the present town. The earliest mention of Maskanah comes through Stephanus of Byzantium where it is mentioned in the context of Septimius Severus's campaigns against the Parthian Empire.
After the Muslim conquest of Syria, the town was overshadowed by the nearby Balis. The region was under the lordship of the rulers of Aleppo until the 12th century when the Atabegs of Mosul started asserting more control. The area was devastated by the Mongol invasions in the 13th and 14th centuries. In 1210, during Ayyubid rule, the al-Adil Minaret was constructed. The brick structure was built in the simple, Persian architectural style. It was restored during Hafez al-Assad's rule (1970-2000) and is one last historic architectural remains in the town.
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