Bosra is, with Palmyra, the Syrian site which have the most Roman ruins. Among them, the theatre (the best preserved of the Roman world), transformed into a citadel by Ayyubid. Today, you may find an archeological museum and a... youth hostel.

There are a lot of buildings in ruins in the old town, for example : the Roman market.

In the old town, you will be able to see the basilica of Bahira. This man was a nestorian monk who met Mahommed. He was member, with his uncle, of a caravan between Mecqua and Damascus. After a long discussion, Bahira predicted to Mahommed a great carrier as prophet.

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Damascus - Maloula - Bosra - Seidnaya - Tartus - Qalaat Marqab - Qalaat Saladin - Hama - Masyaf - le Krak des Chevaliers - Apamea - Palmyra - Deir ez-Zur - Aleppo - Saint Siméon - Sergilla
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Baalbek - Beirut - Tripoli
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Amman - Ajloun - Madaba et le Mont Nebo - Jerash - Umm Qais - les châteaux du désert - Petra - Wadi Rum - Aqaba
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Sites of the World Heritage List - UNESCO

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