Buṣrá al-Shām (Syria)
URI(s)
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
Collection Membership(s)
Codes
- a-sy---
Variants
- Bosra (Syria)
- Bostra (Syria)
- Bosra Eski Sham (Syria)
- Eski-Sham (Syria)
Additional Information
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Sources
- found: Kindler, A. The coinage of Bostra, c1983.
- found: Samara, Y. Syria, 196-?:p. 152 (Bosra; town in the Governorate of Derʼa; 141 kilom. from Damascus)
- found: BGN gaz., Syria(Buşrá ash Shām, ppl 32°31ʹN, 36°29ʹE; variants: Bosra, Bostra, Bosra ech Châm, Bosra Eski Sham)
- found: Brill's First Encyc. of Islam(Bosra (Bostra), at present also called Eski-Sham, village in Hawran with imposing ruins; rebuilt by Baibars in 1261; capital of district under Damascus during Mamluk period)
Change Notes
- 1991-08-23: new
- 2010-05-16: revised
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