Bosra

Also known as Bostra

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.

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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
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The city had once had around 80,000 inhabitants.

As Syria is at war, Bosra has appeared on UNESCO's List of World Heritage in Danger since 2013. Portions of the Ancient City of Bosra were destroyed during combat on 22 December 2015. There is fear of further deterioration due to severe damage to the western courtyard adjacent to Bosra’s 2nd century Roman theatre and to parts of the Ayyubid citadel which surrounds it.

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Heritage sites across Bosra have been damaged by the civil war.

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History
Roman period
Byzantine period
Islamic era
Ottoman era
Modern era
Landmarks
Climate
Demographics
Notable people
References
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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.