Masyaf
is really Masyaf Castle, Hama
Real place, reimagined
Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons
How close does the game get to the real place?
In the game
The mountain fortress of the Assassins, Altaïr's home.
The real place
Masyaf was a real stronghold of the Nizari Ismailis, the order that inspired the game's Assassins. Their leader Rashid al-Din Sinan held it in the late 12th century and resisted a siege by Saladin in 1176. The game turns a modest hilltop castle into a towering citadel.
Visiting
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Masyaf Castle is also in Assassin's Creed Revelations. See all 2 games side by side
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