| LC control no. | n 91085457 |
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| Geographic heading | Buṣrá al-Shām (Syria) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Syria--Buṣrá al-Shām |
| Variant(s) | Bosra (Syria) Bostra (Syria) Bosra Eski Sham (Syria) Eski-Sham (Syria) |
| Found in | Kindler, A. The coinage of Bostra, c1983. Samara, Y. Syria, 196-?: p. 152 (Bosra; town in the Governorate of Derʼa; 141 kilom. from Damascus) BGN gaz., Syria (Buşrá ash Shām, ppl 32°31ʹN, 36°29ʹE; variants: Bosra, Bostra, Bosra ech Châm, Bosra Eski Sham) 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) |
| Geographic area code | a-sy--- |
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