Kategorie

Cultural

Land

Syrian Arab Republic

Einschreibungsjahr

1980

Kriterien

(i)(iii)(vi)

UNESCO-ID

22

Beschreibung

Bosra, once the capital of the Roman province of Arabia, was an important stopover on the ancient caravan route to Mecca. A magnificent 2nd-century Roman theatre, early Christian ruins and several mosques are found within its great walls.