Bostra/Col. Nova Traiana Alexandriana

settlement · 1344 BC – 2000 AD

The ancient city of Bostra (modern Busra in Syria), where extensive ancient Nabataean, Roman, Byzantine, and Umayyad structures still visible. Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980.

Coordinates

32.52045, 36.48130

Also known as

Bosora (grc), Bostra, Bostra Nea Trai. Alex. col. B, Bostris (la), Bostris (la), Boṣrȧ, Busra esh-Sham (en), Buṣra Eski Šām, Busra Eski Sham (ota), Buṣruna, Busruna (akk), Buṣrā (ota), Buṣrā eski Šām, Buṣrā š-Šām, Busra ash-Sham, Busra al-Sham, Busra esh-Sham, Busra el-Sham (arb), Buṣrā, Busra, Bosra (arb), Bȯṣrȧ, Bosra (hbo), Col. Nea Traiana Alex. B., Col. Nova Traiana Alexandriana, Colonia Nea Traiana Alex. B., Nea Traiana Bostra, Colonia Nea Traiana Alexandriana Bostra, Colonia Nova Traiana Alexandriana Bostra, Colonia Nova Trajana Alexandriana Bostra, Nea Traiana Alexandriana Colonia Bostra (ka), III Cyrenaica (Hadr.) garrison (ka), III Cyrenaica garrison (ka), VI Ferrata (Hadr.) garrison (ka), بصرا (ota)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
• Wikidata · CC0 1.0
  Wikidata (CC0)
• Wikidata · CC0 1.0
  Wikidata (CC0)

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