 In this way, the Fatimids found their "dar al-hijra" in North Africa.Likewise during the revolt against the Seljuqs, several fortresses served as spaces of refuge for the Ismailis.During the mid-12th century the Assassins captured or acquired several fortresses in the Nusayriyah Mountain Range in coastal Syria, including Masyaf, Rusafa, al-Kahf, al-Qadmus, Khawabi, Sarmin, Quliya, Ulayqa, Maniqa, Abu Qubays and Jabal al-Summaq.