Busra al-Sham

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf City
gptkbp:culturalEvents local festivals
gptkbp:culturalSignificance ancient trade routes
to the local population
that date back centuries
on the region's history
gptkbp:designatedAs UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
gptkbp:features the_Roman_theater
gptkbp:hasArtStyle Islamic_architecture
gptkbp:hasClimate Mediterranean_climate
gptkbp:hasEconomyBasedOn agriculture
gptkbp:hasFacility gptkb:the_Romans
gptkbp:hasFeature surrounding hills
gptkbp:hasHistoricalSignificance gptkb:the_Umayyad_Caliphate
dating back to antiquity
the Arab Spring protests
Roman_ruins
in_the_context_of_Middle_Eastern_history
the_Byzantine_church_ruins
gptkbp:hasLandmark the_Roman_city_gate
gptkbp:hasNearbyAttractions the_ruins_of_Qasr_al-Hallabat
gptkbp:hasPopulation approximately 30,000
gptkbp:hasPublicTransport to_Damascus
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Busra al-Sham
gptkbp:isAccessibleBy major highways
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith the_spread_of_Islam.
the_Nabataean_trade_network
gptkbp:isConnectedTo the Silk Road
gptkbp:isFamousFor its black basalt architecture
gptkbp:isHomeTo various ethnic groups
historical museums
various religious sites
the_Great_Mosque_of_Busra
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy various civilizations
gptkbp:isKnownFor its archaeological sites
its well-preserved ruins
its ancient churches
its ancient fortifications
its ancient markets
gptkbp:isLocatedIn the_southern_part_of_Syria
gptkbp:isLocatedNear the_Yarmouk_River
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:the_Syrian_Civil_War
gptkb:Daraa_Governorate
historical battles
the historical trade routes
the_Levant_region
the_historical_Silk_Road_network
gptkbp:isRecognizedBy gptkb:UNESCO
gptkbp:isRecognizedFor its archaeological importance
gptkbp:isSurroundedBy agricultural land
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Syria
gptkbp:wasFoundedIn the 2nd century BC
gptkbp:wasPartOf gptkb:the_Nabataean_Kingdom