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Ancient City of Bosra

Also known as Bosra

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Ancient City of Bosra is about 20 km south of As Suwayda. The nearest other World Heritage site is Umm el-Jimal, about 25 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • As Suwayda · about 72,000 peopleabout 20 km north
  • Al Mafraq · about 57,000 peopleabout 35 km south-west
  • Dar'a · about 146,000 peopleabout 35 km west
  • Irbid · about 650,000 peopleabout 60 km west
  • Az Zarqa · about 895,000 peopleabout 60 km south-west
  • Amman · about 1,060,000 peopleabout 80 km south-west
Ancient City of BosraTel AvivAmmanJerusalemHaifaAz ZarqaIrbidNablusNazarethDar'aAs SaltAs SuwaydaRamlaUmm el-JimalQuseir AmraAs-SaltBethany Beyond the JordanAncient Jericho: Tell es-SultanBiblical Tels50 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Ancient City of Bosra and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesUmm el-Jimal1Quseir Amra2As-Salt3Ancient City of Damascus4Bethany Beyond the Jordan5Ancient City of Bosra
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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