Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Ancient City of Bosra' has mentioned 'City' in the following places:
Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
---|---|
[citation needed] Bosra was the first Nabatean city in the 2nd century BC. | WIKI |
The city flourished and became a major metropolis at the juncture of several trade routes, namely the Via Traiana Nova, a Roman road that connected Damascus to the Red Sea. | WIKI |
The city became a Metropolitan archbishop's seat (see below) and a large cathedral was built in the sixth century. | WIKI |
The forces of the Rashidun Caliphate under general Khalid ibn Walid captured the city from the Byzantines in the Battle of Bosra in 634. | WIKI |
Throughout Islamic rule, Bosra would serve as the southernmost outpost of Damascus, its prosperity being mostly contingent on the political importance of that city. | WIKI |
Under Kumushtakin, efforts to enhance the Muslim nature of the city increased with the construction of a number of Islamic edifices. | WIKI |
[5] Another mosque commissioned was the smaller al-Khidr Mosque built at the northwestern part of the city, which was established under Kumushtakin, in 1134. | WIKI |
[7] In 1147, King Baldwin III of Jerusalem led a Crusader force to capture the city, however his attempt was thwarted, as the Damascene army led by Mu'in ad-Din Unur managed to garrison into Bosra's citadel. | WIKI |
One of the first architectural developments in the city was the construction of eight large external towers in the Roman theater-turned-fortress. | WIKI |
Ismail used the city as his base when he claimed the sultanate in Damascus on two separate occasions, reigning between 1237xe2x80x9338 and 1239xe2x80x9345. | WIKI |
[13] Since the beginning of February 2014 the city was under the control of the Syrian Army. | WIKI |
The Latin apostolic succession was ended, but the city was made eponymous of the Melkite Catholic Archeparchy of Bosra-Hauran, which has its actual Marian cathedral see in Khabab city. | WIKI |
Of the city which once counted 80,000 inhabitants, there remains today only a village settled among the ruins. | WIKI |
Further, Nabatean and Roman monuments, Christian churches, mosques and Madrasahs are present within the half ruined enceinte of the city. | WIKI |
Bosra was the first Byzantine city which the Arabs entered in 634 in the phase of Islamic expansion. | UNESCO |
Further, Nabataean and Roman monuments, Christian churches, mosques and Madrasas are present within the city. | UNESCO |
The Nabataeans, Romans, Byzantines and Umayyad, all left traces in the city, which is an open museum associated with significant episodes in the history of ideas and beliefs. | UNESCO |
Criterion (iii): Of the city which once counted 80,000 inhabitants there remain today extensive ruins of Nabataean, Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad buildings. | UNESCO |
Ultimately the old town will be abandoned again, to be turned into a dead city revitalized as an open air museum. | UNESCO |
Recently the Syrian Government instigated a Master Plan project to recognize the importance of the site and to guide future use of Bosra city. | UNESCO |