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Bosracity.com celebrates the
glory, the beauty, the Greatness of Bosra ,
Bosra the
past
and the
present.
The old city of Bosra, successively the capital of
the Roman province of Arabia and an important
religious metropolis of Byzantine Empire and a
caravan centre and
stopping-off
point on the pilgrim route to Mecca . Bosra is
included in the World Heritage List
for more than one reason, most notably that it is a
site of extreme rarity and of unique aesthetic value
which may be associated with
an important event in the history of beliefs .
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Of the city which once counted
80,000 inhabitants , there remains today only a
village of striking beauty settled among the ruins .The second century roman theater,
constructed probably under Trajan is the only
monument of this type with its upper gallery in the
form of a covered portico which has been integrally
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This unique monument , enclosed
by the walls and towers of a splendid citadel ,
fortified between 481 and 1231 A.D , alone would
suffice for the glory of Bosra .But Nabatean and
Roman monuments
Christian
churches , Mosques
and
Madrasahs
all equally as celebrated , are to be found within
the half ruined enceinte of the city .The structure
of this monument a central plan with eastern apses
flanked by 2 sacristies exerted a decisive influence
on the evolution of
Christian
architectural forms , and to a certain
extent on
Islamic
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The Mosque of Omar ,restored
in 1950 A.D , is one of the rare constructions of the 1st century of Hegira
preserved in Syria .The
Madrasah Jami Mabrak An-Naqua
is one of the oldest and most
celebrated of Islam .Bosra is associated with a significant episode in the
history of ideas and beliefs . Mohammad (PBUH) came to Bosra and met
Monk
Bahira When he was young . In old semite writings Bosra Means
the Fortress Bosra is one of the oldest urban centers of Haurân. and also,
is one of the richest of its archaeological sites. In Bosra, One
Civilization succeeds another Back from the earliest stone ages till now.
Its name is mentioned in the letters of tell el-Amarna .Arab tribes ,
Nabateans ,settled in Bosra,and made it their capital . Bosra Flourished
during their times .In 105/106 A.D was given the designation Nova Trajana
Bosra .
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