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Bosra
Bosra, also called Bostra, Busrana, Bozrah, Bozra and officially known Busra al-Sham, is a town in southern Syria. Bosra has an ancient history and during the Roman era it was a prosperous provincial capital and Metropolitan Archbishopric. The settlement was first mentioned in the documents of Thutmose III and Akhenaten (14th century BC). Bosra was the first Nabataean city in the 2nd century BC. The city was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980.
The site is a UNESCO World Heritage site with the official name, Ancient City of Bosra.by Mewes at German, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commonsby Heretiq, GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0, via Wikimedia Commonsby Heretiq, GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsElevation: 848 m
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World Heritage Site
Date of Inscription
1980
2nd Century BC
Nabataean
Roman
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