Safita صا فيتا | |
|---|---|
Ceety | |
 Owerview o Safita. | |
  Safita Location in Sirie | |
| Coordinates:34°49′N36°07′E / 34.817°N 36.117°E /34.817; 36.117 | |
| Kintra | Sirie |
| Govrenorate | Tartus Govrenorate |
| Destrict | Safita Destrict |
| Area code(s) | 43 |
Safita (Arabic:صا فيتاṢāfītā) is a ceety in northwastrenSirie, locatit tae the sootheast oTartus an tae the northwast oKrak des Chevaliers. The city has a population of 33,000. It's situated atop three hills an the valleys atween them, in theSirie Coastal Muntain Range. Safita grew prominent durin theCrusades, an wis inhabitit bi theKnichts Templar o the castleChastel Blanc, while a pairt o theCoonty o Tripoli.
The ceety haes been inhabitit syne the times o thePhoenicies, an several airchaeological discoveries hae been made, includin Phoenicie an Canaanite settlements. In 1102,Raymond IV o Toulouse began tae take the land o the Banu Ammars Emirs o Tripoli. A fower-year siege onTripoli resultit in full control o the ceety an mony lands surroondin it, includin Safita.Mamluk SultanBaibars captured the castle in 1271.
Coordinates:34°49′N36°07′E / 34.817°N 36.117°E /34.817; 36.117
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