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  • Shaqqa

  • Shaqqa

    Shaqqa or Shakka, in ancient times it was known as Saccaea, is a Syrian town in As Suwayda Governorate in southern Syria. it was an important city situated in the Roman province of Arabia, and was given the rank of a city and the name Maximianopolis in 287 AD. The city contains many Roman buildings and monuments.
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    Shaqqa

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    Syria

    As-Suwayda

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    3rd Century AD

    Roman

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    Roman & Byzantine Monuments

     

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