Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Ancient City of Bosra' has mentioned 'Town' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| For the town in Jordan, see Bozrah. | WIKI |
| For the town in Iraq, see Basra. | WIKI |
| For the other town in Syria, see Busra al-Harir. | WIKI |
| Town in Daraa, Syria | WIKI |
| Bosra (Arabic: xd8xa8xd9x8fxd8xb5xd9x92xd8xb1xd9x8exd9x89xd9xb0xe2x80x8e, romanized:xc2xa0Buxe1xb9xa3rxc4x81), also spelled Bostra, Busrana, Bozrah, Bozra and officially called Busra al-Sham (Arabic: xd8xa8xd9x8fxd8xb5xd9x92xd8xb1xd9x8exd9x89xd9xb0 xd9xb1xd9x84xd8xb4xd9x8exd9x91xd8xa7xd9x85xe2x80x8e, romanized:xc2xa0Buxe1xb9xa3rxc4x81 al-Shxc4x81m), is a town in southern Syria, administratively belonging to the Daraa District of the Daraa Governorate and geographically part of the Hauran region. | WIKI |
| [1] Bosra's inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims, although the town has a small Shia Muslim community. | WIKI |
| While up until the 1950s the shopkeepers of Bosra were from Damascus, since then most shop owners are residents of the town. | WIKI |
| During the presidency of Hafez al-Assad (1970xe2x80x932000), Bosra and the surrounding villages were left largely outside of government interference and, for the most part, were politically dominated by members of the prominent al-Mokdad clan who served as intermediaries of sorts between the residents of the town and the governor of Daraa and the Ba'ath Party branch secretary. | WIKI |
| On October 14, 2012, there was intense gunfire from government forces stationed at checkpoints on the main road running through the town. | WIKI |
| [citation needed] On 13 November 2012, fierce fighting was reported in the east side of the town. | WIKI |
| [12] On 15 January 2013, it was reported that the citadel was used by the army to shell the town on a daily basis. | WIKI |
| [15] On 1 February 2015, the Army forces shelled areas in the eastern neighborhood of the town. | WIKI |
| [16] On 25 March 2015, Syrian rebels seized the town, ousting Syrian soldiers and allied militiamen after four days of intense battle. | WIKI |
| Regarding land ownership, the Hamd clan owns around 1,000 hectares in the town while the al-Mokdad clan owns roughly 12,000. | WIKI |
| As of the late 1990s, members of the al-Miqdad clan occupied the positions of mayor, the chief imam of the main al-Omari Mosque, the chief of the town's bureau of antiquities as well as manager of Bosra's carpet workshop and the owner of the principal coffeehouse. | WIKI |
| While their members traditionally resided in the eastern quarter of old Bosra, they are currently prevalent throughout the town. | WIKI |
| According to Palestinian American historian Hanna Batatu, the Shia inhabitants of Bosra were "relatively recent arrivals," and immigrated to the town from the city of Nabatieh in South Lebanon. | WIKI |
| A resettlement policy of the Directorate of Antiquities and Museums (DGAM) is allowing most families to move to new houses outside the precincts of the old town. | UNESCO |
| Ultimately the old town will be abandoned again, to be turned into a dead city revitalized as an open air museum. | UNESCO |