Bosra
Sign in to saveBosra (), historically Bostra () and officially called Busra al-Sham (), is a town in southern Syria, administratively belonging to the Daraa District of the Daraa Governorate and geographically part of the Hauran region.
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Bosra is a town located in southern Syria, administratively part of the Daraa District. It is historically significant as an ancient settlement in the Hauran region, formerly known by the Greek name Bostra.
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Place details
- Locality
- بصرى
- Region
- محافظة درعا
- Country
- سوريا
- Population
- 1,000
- Timezone
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Bosra (), historically Bostra () and officially called Busra al-Sham (), is a town in southern Syria, administratively belonging to the Daraa District of the Daraa Governorate and geographically part of the Hauran region.
Bosra is an ancient city mentioned in 14th century BC Egyptian sources. A key Nabatean city, it became the prosperous provincial capital of the Roman province of Arabia Petraea following the dissolution of the Nabatean kingdom. With the advent of Christianity Bostra flourished as a Metropolitan Archbishopric under the jurisdiction of Eastern Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East. It also became a Latin Catholic titular see and the episcopal see of a Melkite Catholic Archeparchy.