Ancient city of Bosra

Bosra is an ancient city in Syria, which was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1980. The first mention of the city is found in Egyptian documents of the XIV century BC. For several centuries Bosra was the capital of one of the Roman provinces and the center at the intersection of trade routes. In the third century, some of the first early Christian churches were built in Bosra. In the VII century, the city passed into the hands of the Arab Caliphate, which lasted until the XIII century.

Currently, the city can be seen many ruins of the times of Rome, Byzantium and the Arab Caliphate. In odd years in the Roman theater - one of the best preserved amphitheaters in the world, which was built in the early III century AD from black basalt and is designed for 15,000 thousand spectators, the National Music Festival is held.