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Shahba
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Shahba
Shahba, known in Late Antiquity as Philippopolis, is a city located south of Damascus in As-Suwayda Governorate of Syria. The city had been the native hamlet of the Roman emperor Philip the Arab in the 3rd century AD.
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Country: Syria
District: As-Suwayda Governorate
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: 3rd Century AD
Oldest Culture: Roman
Later Cultures: Mixed
Site Features: Roman Monuments
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Elevation: 1093 m
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