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Shahba City

7 Km south of Damascus, As Suwayda, Syria
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Temple Julius Marinus
Ranked #1 of 3 attractions in As Suwayda
3.5 of 5 stars 2 Reviews
Shahba mosaics Temple Julius Marinus The Philippeone The Roman baths
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“Roman City of Philippopolis”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 October 2009
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this town is well worth 2-3 hours as an example of many roman cities in the Sweida governorate, which is an open meuseum of classic are and civilisation (examples Canatha, Sii, Sweida, Shakka, Shahba). this is the birth place of the Roman empire Philippe the Arab, and is famous for 1-the Philippeone (the family funerary temple) 2-The emperial Palace (the... More

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“Shahba is built around an old Roman city”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 September 2009
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Shahba is a small modern town built in and around a Roman city about 90km south of Damascus. The gates of the town are still visible and other ruins include a forum, a palace, a temple, a theatre and baths built of black basalt rock as is Bosra. The baths are a relatively large complex compared to the size of... More

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