Bosra (, also transliterated Bostra, Busrana, Bozrah, Bozra, Busra Eski Şam, Busra ash-Sham, Nova Trajana Bostra) is an ancient city administratively belonging to the
Daraa Governorate in
southern modern-day
Syria. It is an archaeological and
UNESCO World Heritage Site. The settlement was first mentioned in the documents of
Tutmose III and
Akhenaton (14th century BC). Bosra was the first
Nabatean city in the 2nd century BC. The Nabatean Kingdom was conquered by Cornelius Palma, a general of
Trajan, in
106.Under the
Roman Empire, Bosra was renamed Nova Trajana Bostra, residence of the
legion III Cyrenaica and capital of the
Roman province Arabia Petraea. The city flourished and became a major
metropolis at the juncture of several
trade routes, including the
Roman road to the
Red Sea. The
Forces of Rashidun Caliphate under
Khalid ibn Walid conquered the city from the Romans in the
Battle of Bosra in 634. In
Islamic times, the settlement was noted as the birthplace of
Ibn Kathir. A famous
Assyrian from Bosra, was
Bahira.
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