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Ancient City of Bosra

Cultural World Heritage property in Syria, inscribed in 1980 under criteria (i), (iii), (vi).

Ancient City of Bosra, Syria
Photo: User:Cyb3r · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Syria
Year of inscription
1980
Criteria
iiiivi
Area of property
116 ha
Location
Bosra
What it is
old town
Founded or built
1980
Component parts
2 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 22 · Wikidata Q15727412

Why it is on the List

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
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