Daraa

Daraa:

Located 100 km south of Damascus, which is the capital of Daraa governorate, known throughout history as the Horan region.

 

Bosra:

Situated in the vast Hawran plain, some 145 kilometres south of Damascus. It is an extremely ancient city. The city itself contains a great number of Roman ruins, a part of the Byzantine Bahira Church, as well as the al-Mabrak Mosque.

 

The Theatre of Bosra:

the amphitheater is built as the same style of Helanstic theaters where its sides spread out more than half at a circle and it walls raise more than twenty meters. The amphitheater is surrounded with eartly doors and upper windows, some are open and others are closed.

 

The Citadel of Bosra:

It is composed of three towers, the southern, the eastern and the western which border on the outer walls of the theater, moreover, these towers linked to all entrances and exits of the theater, as the citadels contains one of the most important theater that existing in the world.

The Theatre of Bosra

Bosra

The Citadel of Bosra

The Central Arc (Bab Al Kendel):

It was built in the third century A.D. To eternize the leader's triumph of "Partia Group” namely Julianus, during the period of Arabian emperor "Philip.

 

Abu- Alfidaa School:

The school is composed of ahall, and six rooms included the cemetery, the ceiling of the hall is consisted of stony, rectangular door steps that lean on six high arch, but the ceiling of the cemetery room is a dome of brick.

 

The Temple Of the Water Nymphs:

The remaining parts of the temple are: (four columns by Corinthian crowns). Its height reaches 14m, diameter is 1.20 m. It is used as a watering place at the intersection of the main street with the extended street from the bathrooms to the Omari mosque.

The Central Arc (Bab Al Kendel)

Abu- Alfidaa School

The Temple Of the Water Nymphs

Menjak's Bath Roomlt:

is a wonderful type of architectural engineering in the middle age where it rises on a piece of land, its era 14x45, the latest consists of three suites: the reception one, the bathroom its self and the service rooms. In addition to a wide hall and three rectangular cabinets.

 

Tell Shehab:

Famous for its water-falls which flow into wadi Khalid, and the remains of its ancient wall.

 

Shahba:

First Hellenistic until the 4th century BC, then Nabatean to the 1st century AD, Shahba transforms itself into a model Roman town.

Menjak's Bath Roomlt

Shahba

Tell Shehab

Qanawat:

Qanawat was founded towards the 1st century BC. Its name is mentioned in the Bible when, under the reign of Herod Agrippa, the region was victim of bandits.

 

Sweida:

Sweida is the ancient city of Dyonisia. Its temple dates back to the 2nd century A.D, and its museum contains important mosaics and rich materials from the classical period.


Izraa:

It's situated in Horan Plain. Two churches can be seen there dating back to the fourth and fifth centuries. Both are of old architecture with a central dome resting on an octagon. The first church was built on the ruins of an old pagan temple, and is called St. George Church.

Qanawat

Izraa

 

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