Bosra
Overview
 
Bosra also known as Bostra, Busrana, Bozrah, Bozra, Busra Eski Şam, Busra ash-Sham, and Nova Trajana Bostra, is an ancient city administratively belonging to the Daraa Governorate in southern Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....

. It is a major archaeological site and has been declared a UNESCO
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 World Heritage Site
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The settlement was first mentioned in the documents of Tutmose III and Akhenaton (14th century BC).
 
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