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Buṣrá ash Shām (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 32 31 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 32.5167 decimal degrees |
| Long: 036 29 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 36.4833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located in: Dara, Syria; ancient city and major archaeological site in southern Syria. Nabataean city that rose to prominence as a key trade center in the 2nd century BCE; was the capital of the Roman province of Arabia and served as an important stopover on the caravan route to Mecca |
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| Buṣrá ash Shām (preferred,C,V)
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| Busra al-Sham (C,V)
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| Buṣrá ash-Shām (C,V)
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| Buṣr'ā ash Shām (C,V)
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| Buṣrah ash Shām (C,V)
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| Buṣrah ash Sham (C,V)
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| Busra Sham (C,V)
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| Bosra ech Châm (C,V)
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| Bosra Eski Sham (C,V)
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| بُصْرَىٰ ٱلشَّام (C,V,Arabic,U)
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| Bosra (C,V)
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| Busra (C,V)
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| Bostra (H,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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| town (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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| city (H) |
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| capital (H) |
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of the Roman province of Arabia Petraea |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
Arabia Petraea .......... (province) |
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(World, Roman Republic and Empire) [6000352] |
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